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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

Consul Eaton, soon disgusted by the greed and eternal haggling of the Tripolitan Pasha, decided that appeasment did not pay.

From Time Magazine Archive

James's boss, Captain Stephen Decatur, was knocked down by a Tripolitan.

From Time Magazine Archive

The kaimakamlik is said to yield an annual revenue of �6000 only to the Tripolitan treasury.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various