Battle of Derna (1805)

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The Battle of Derna (1805) was a U.S.-led assault on the Libyan port city of Derna during the First Barbary War, notable as the first recorded land battle fought by the United States on foreign soil.

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Battle of Derna 3
Battle of Derna (1805) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
land battle ⓘ
associatedWith Presley O’Bannon’s leadership of Marines in assault ⓘ
William Eaton’s march across the desert ⓘ
belligerent United States ⓘ
forces of the Pasha of Tripoli ⓘ
supporters of Hamet Karamanli ⓘ
campaign overland expedition from Egypt to Derna ⓘ
combatantType Arab mercenaries ⓘ
Greek mercenaries ⓘ
U.S. Marines ⓘ
local tribal forces ⓘ
commander First Lieutenant Presley O’Bannon ⓘ
Hamet Karamanli ⓘ
William Eaton ⓘ
conflict First Barbary War ⓘ
countryInvolved Tripolitania ⓘ
United States ⓘ
date April 27, 1805 ⓘ
historicalEra early 19th century ⓘ
legacy referenced in the line “to the shores of Tripoli” in the U.S. Marine Corps Hymn ⓘ
symbol of early U.S. power projection overseas ⓘ
location Cyrenaica ⓘ
Derna ⓘ
present-day Libya ⓘ
militaryBranchInvolved United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
notableFor first recorded land battle fought by the United States on foreign soil ⓘ
participation of U.S. Marines in an overseas land campaign ⓘ
objective seizure of the port city of Derna ⓘ
support of Hamet Karamanli’s claim to the throne of Tripoli ⓘ
opponentLeader governor of Derna loyal to Yusuf Karamanli ⓘ
partOf Barbary Wars ⓘ
linked to: First Barbary War

First Barbary War ⓘ
precededBy overland advance from Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ
region North Africa ⓘ
relatedTo Hamet Karamanli’s attempted restoration ⓘ
Tripoli ⓘ
Yusuf Karamanli ⓘ
linked to: Hamet Karamanli
result American-led victory ⓘ
capture of Derna by U.S.-led forces ⓘ
supportedBy U.S. Navy warships offshore ⓘ
supportedOperation U.S. effort to end Barbary piracy against American shipping ⓘ
theater Mediterranean theater of the First Barbary War ⓘ
typeOfEngagement amphibious-supported land assault ⓘ
year 1805 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

War of the Third Coalition → hasPart → Battle of Derna (1805) ⓘ
First Barbary War → notableEvent → Battle of Derna ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Derna (1805)
6th Australian Division → engagement → Battle of Derna ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Derna (1805)
Mediterranean theater of the First Barbary War → hasPart → Battle of Derna ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Derna (1805)