[SJackson]

The article overlooks the most important part about either of the Barbary Pirates war. That the Marine Corps led by Lieutenant Pressley Obannon kicked some butt and solved the problem. Oh, the Navy had a little part in it also. Semper Fi!!! : )

Of course the diplomats stopped O'Bannon and Eaton before they could lay siege to Tripoli with their multi-national force, Arabs and Greeks along with our Marines. They then sold out Eaton and the Bey's brother Hamet, Hamet barely escaping with his life and Eaton dying broke due to unreimbursed debts and expenses of the campaign.

[Pentagon Leatherneck]

When I read “Jefferson’s War: America’s First War on Terror 1801–1805”, by Joseph Wheelan I was struck by the similar attitudes and tactics of the enemy to those we encounter today. Some things never change.

TC

[Old Teufel Hunden]

They did conquer the fort at Durna though. After that battle the war was pretty much over. One note, Prince Hamet in grattitude to the Marines presented O’Bannon with the Marmaluke sword which is still the ceremonial sword used by Marine Officers today.