Stephen Decatur31 October 1803
Decatur entered Tripoli harbour aboard Intrepid and burned USS Philadelphia on 16 February 1804 to deny her to Tripolitan forces.
United States of America · Warfare / Tripoli War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Decatur entered Tripoli harbour aboard Intrepid and burned USS Philadelphia on 16 February 1804 to deny her to Tripolitan forces.
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