David Porter was a U.S. naval officer who commanded the frigate Essex on its two-year expedition against British shipping during the War of 1812. Young Porter early accompanied his father—who had been an American Revolutionary War naval commander—on se
The use of HMS Kingfisher to combat Barbary pirates in the 17th century could be seen as another example of state practice. Although the Kingfisher was deployed against pirates, the ships they encountered were often considered Algiers or Turkish warships, as these pirates operated under the authori...
Annexation of Bosnia-Hercegovina (1878)-Peaceful and internationally accepted occupation of Slavic region previously controlled by the Turks. Beginning of prolonged tension with Russia and Serbia. Leading factor in the outbreak of World War I. Provincial Revolt (1882) World War I (1914-1918)--Last...
Though the most favorable agreement yet made with a Barbary power, the treaty was not a brilliant triumph and did not end the threat of piracy to U.S. shipping. During the later Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, the pirates increased their raids on American commerce. Algiers actually de...
the mighty Barbary corsairs! These dangerous pirates and privateers operate from the coastal regions of North Africa, known as the Barbary Coast, a mixture of Muslim sovereign states belonging to the Ottoman Empire. Without the protection of the powerful British fleet, the US trade ships ...
On the night of May 21, the British Amphibious Task Group under the command of Commodore Michael Clapp moved into Falkland Sound and began landing British forces at San Carlos Water on the northwest coast of East Falkland. The landings had been preceded by a Special Air Service (SAS) raid ...
Following the May 1806 British Naval blockade of the French coast, French Emperor Napoleon issued the Berlin Decree on November 21, 1806. Under the Decree, the nations of continental Europe were not to embargo the United Kingdom, in the hopes of either ending their blockade of France or ...
As Johnson turned down onto the single block of Beckett Street, passers-by must have assumed that he was either another restless young man looking for sexual pleasure or one of the many middle-class voyeurs who came to the Barbary Coast looking for cheap, visual thrills.Hennigan, Peter C...
James Lawrence was a U.S. naval officer of the War of 1812 whose dying words, “Don’t give up the ship,” became one of the U.S. Navy’s most cherished traditions. Lawrence entered the navy as a midshipman (1798) and fought against the Barbary pirates.
Robert F. Stockton was a U.S. naval officer and public leader who helped conquer California in the Mexican-American War (1846–48). Joining the navy as a midshipman, Stockton saw action in the War of 1812 and in the war against the Barbary pirates (1815)