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I had forgotten about the #BarbaryWars in #NorthernAfrica. Actually, a worthy example:
After #ThomasJefferson became president of the US in March 1801, he sent a US #Naval fleet to the Mediterranean to combat the Barbary pirates. The fleet bombarded numerous fortified cities...
...the second conflict ended the need for further tributes by the United States, granted the U.S. full shipping rights in the Mediterranean Sea, and significantly reduced...
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Today in #Connecticut History, March 9: He Put the Iron in “Old Ironsides”
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TODAYINCTHISTORY.comhttps://todayincthistory.com/2023/03/09/march-9-the-man-who-put-the-iron-in-old-ironsides/
#18thcentury #19thcentury #barbarywars #charleston #connecticutcelebrities #connecticuthistory #derby #france #greatbritain #hmsguerriere #isaachull #march #militaryhistory #navalhistory #portsmouth #revolutionandthenewnation #usnavy #ussconstitution #warof1812
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Today in #Connecticut History, March 9: He Put the Iron in “Old Ironsides”
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TODAYINCTHISTORY.comhttps://todayincthistory.com/2023/03/09/march-9-the-man-who-put-the-iron-in-old-ironsides/
#18thcentury #19thcentury #barbarywars #charleston #connecticutcelebrities #connecticuthistory #derby #france #greatbritain #hmsguerriere #isaachull #march #militaryhistory #navalhistory #portsmouth #revolutionandthenewnation #usnavy #ussconstitution #warof1812