Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor | |||||||
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Part of the First Barbary War | |||||||
Burning of the frigate Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli, 16 February 1804, Edward Moran | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Tripolitania | United States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Yusuf Karamanli | Edward Preble | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 brig 2 schooners 2 galleys 19 gunboats |
1 frigate 3 brigs 3 schooners 2 bomb vessels 10 gunboats 1 bomb ketch | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
54 killed and wounded 1 frigate scuttled 1 bomb ketch sunk[1] |
The Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor was a naval action that occurred during the American naval blockade which took place in Tripoli Harbor on July 14, 1804. The battle was part of the First Barbary War between forces of the United States and the forces of the Eyalet of Tripolitania.