Tripolitan War
Americannoun
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As Jefferson’s secretary of state, he oversaw the Tripolitan War from 1801 to 1805.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2011
Author Roberts finally pins Lear to the mat as one of the culprits in our "disgraceful as well as heroic" Tripolitan War.
From Time Magazine Archive
Far away from the sound of Commodore Preble's guns a strange, almost farcical, intervention in the Tripolitan War was preparing.
From Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty by Johnson, Allen
The Tripolitan War seems to have inspired him with a single fixed idea—that for defensive purposes gunboats were superior to frigates and less costly.
From Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty by Johnson, Allen
Contrary to all expectations, the Tripolitan War dragged on for four years, causing the peace-loving Administration no end of embarrassment.
From Union and Democracy by Johnson, Allen
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