In 1805 U.S. Marines stormed the shores of this Barbary state at Derna, helping to end the raids on American ships
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United States chose to fight the pirates of Barbary, rather than pay tribute, as did 
all the ... By 1794, the Dey of Algiers had plundered eleven American ships and 
held one... [DOC] [TLE] Marines in the Frigate Navy_1.pdf - Marine Corps [PAR] John Adams instructed American frigate captains to make reprisals upon the com
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