What is war with tripoli?

Question

I don't know , my teacher for History didn't explain..

Answer 1

If he says "war WITH Tripoli" he is most definitely referring NOT to the modern day conflict in Lebanon but to the "First Barbary [or 'Tripolitan'] War" of 1801-5 against the Barbary pirates headquartered at Tripoli, the city that is now the capital of Libya.

If you do a web search for "First Barbary War", you should find a lot of good material. I'll try to suggest below what I think is some of the best and most useful.

But first a couple of notes. No one has quite clarified what "Tripoli" REFERS to here. When historians refer to the war with "Tripoli" they are NOT just referring to the city. At that time, the country itself (which was the northwest corner of modern Libya) was ALSO called Tripoli. We were at work with the country, not just the city. In fact, the Marine Hymn's mention of "the shores of Tripoli" is NOT referring to the city at all, since that is not where that part of the conflict took place.

The links below are good summaries of the war --why it happened and how it turned out. If you are interested in more, you are in luck! In just the past five years (probably spurred by interest in "the first war against Islamic terrorists") a large number of readable accounts have been published. (The articles linked below list some of them.)

There are also MANY interesting stories connected with this little episode. For instance, in 1805 Francis Scott Key actually wrote a song called "When the Warrior Returns" in honor of this war's heroes that seems to have been mostly forgotten, EXCEPT by Key. He drew much from its language and ideas nine years later to write another song about a military victory -- "The Star-Spangled Banner". (Even that expression comes from the earlier piece, and both were written to the same tune.)

So, here are some articles to fill you in (beyond wikipedia, which actually had quite a solid entry for this, last I looked) :

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/barbary.htm
http://www.americanthinker.com/2005/11/no_substitute_for_victory.html
http://www.city-journal.org/html/17_2_urbanities-thomas_jefferson.html
(This last list includes a list of several of the books on this topic, as well as a bit more on Francis Scott Key's connection)

By the way, you MAY also want to take a brief look into the "SECOND Barbary War". That's important because the first one didn't really resolve matters. It was only in 1815, with a stronger navy fresh from the War of 1812 (in which our navy performed very well), that the U.S. finally dealt with ALL the Barbary pirates (that is, all FOUR Barbary states). And after our victory, the Europeans decided they could do the same, and acted to end the Barbary 'reign' over the Mediterranean.

Answer 2

Tripoli is the largest city, the principal sea port, and the largest commercial and manufacturing centre in Libya. The city was subjected to an air strike by the United States in 1986, in retaliation for what the US saw as Libya's proven support of terrorism. United Nations sanctions against Libya were lifted in 2003, which is expected to increase traffic through the Port of Tripoli and have a positive impact on the city's economy. Also, in 1815, in consequence of further outrages, Captains Bainbridge and Stephen Decatur, at the head of an American squadron, again visited Tripoli and forced the pasha to comply with the demands of the United States.

Answer 3

Correct. Outside the US Consulate. Diplomatic policy that goes on today in all countries. I typed 'Russian Consulate in New York' into search and got the link below. note Russian flag from 2nd floor balcony. The second link is Constitution leading USS Boxer and the first USS Enterprise into Tripoli Harbor

Answer 4

Which Tripoli? The city of Triploi in Libya has been involved in a number of conflicts over several centuries. There's also the town of Triploi in Lebanon where conflict is going on now. I can't give you a better answer without more details to work with.

Answer 5

Tripoli is in Libya. It may be in reference to the U.S. Marine actions in the 19th century against the barbary pirates.

Answer 6

WHICH war with Tripoli are wanting to know about... there have been more than one.

It it's the current one, it's a snit fit food fight between Al Quieda and Hammas with the Lebanonese Army thumping on both of them.

Answer 7

if you're thinking of the line from the marines' hymn that says "to the shores of tripoli", then that's when jefferson (i believe he was the president then) sent us marines there to deal with pirates

Answer 8

barbary wars? check wikipedia