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The phrase "to the shores of Tripoli" in the Marines' Hymn refers to the 1805 Battle of Derna during the First Barbary War. A small detachment of U.S. Marines and a mercenary force marched 500 miles across the Libyan desert to capture the city, marking the first time the U.S. flag was raised over foreign soil. [1, 2, 3]
Historical Highlights
The Mission: President Thomas Jefferson sent forces to stop the Barbary pirates from attacking and capturing American merchant ships in the Mediterranean
The primary motivation for the U.S. attack on Tripoli was to combat Barbary piracy. The Barbary States, including Tripoli, were notorious for seizing American ships and demanding tribute payments for safe passage in the Mediterranean.
When Yusuf Karamanli (Tripoli's ruler) was asked why Tripoli attacked American ships, his reply was: "It is written in our Quran, that all nations who should not have acknowledged their authority were sinners; and ... that it was their right and duty to make war upon them wherever they could be found."
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