In 1805 U.S. Marines stormed the shores of this Barbary state at Derna, helping to end the raids on American ships
In May of 1804, 
William Eaton, the former U.S. consul to the Barbary state of Tunis,... [DOC] [TLE] Marine Corps Decade Timeline | Marine Corps history | Marines.com [PAR] In 1805, the United States government refused to continue paying Barbary Coast 
pirates to refrain from raiding American merchant ships.