Rose MeriwetherJul 3, 2025
Most of the books I’ve read about the Barbary Wars. I’ve since read more but there’s so much to learn that I would have to re read these books. Multiple times. #books #history #usnavy #barbarywars #warof1812 #bookworm #americanhistory
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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...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbary_Wars

Barbary Wars - Wikipedia

CT History NewsMar 9, 2023

Today in #Connecticut History, March 9: He Put the Iron in “Old Ironsides”

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March 9: He Put the Iron in “Old Ironsides”

  Today in 1798, 25-year-old Isaac Hull, who was destined to become one of the United States’ most famous heroes of the War of 1812, began his distinguished career in the Navy after acce…

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