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fter the American Revolution, American

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merchants lost the protection the British

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navy gave to their ships on the seas. In 1785, the

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loss of that protection took on real meaning when

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the Ottoman regency of Algiers captured two

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American merchant vessels and took their crews

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into captivity. Over the next decade, American

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diplomats tried to establish treaties with the four

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Barbary states (Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and

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Tripoli) so that no more American ships would

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be captured, though around a dozen more were

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captured in the intervening time. In the late 1790s,

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all four states agreed to treaties with the United

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States, but the demands in those treaties were a

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steep price for the United States to pay.

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The Barbary states had been operating a protection

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racket in the Mediterranean for hundreds of years;

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in exchange for leaving a nation’s ships alone, the

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Barbary rulers insisted on being paid money and

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gifts, sometimes at regular intervals but more often

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upon the slightest pretext. The United States had

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neither the resources nor the patience to keep up

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this system indefinitely. Beginning in 1794, the

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federal government made halfhearted preparations

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to send a naval force to the Mediterranean to take

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care of the problem by force, but undeclared war

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with France between 1798 and 1800 got in the way.

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When the navy finally left for the Mediterranean in

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1801, Tripoli had already declared war.

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1801

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When the first squadron arrived in the

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Mediterranean in July 1801, the United States

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was no longer at peace. On May 14, 1801, Yusuf

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Karamanli had ordered the flagpole cut down at

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the American consulate in Tripoli, a signal that he

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had declared war. In response, on July 23, William

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Eaton, American consul at Tunis, announced in a

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circular that Tripoli was officially under blockade,

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anticipating Commodore Dale’s probable strategy.

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In principle, Dale agreed with Eaton’s actions,

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writing to the Secretary of the Navy, “Should the

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United States Determin to carry on the War against

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Tripoli it will be highly necessary to keep it closly

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Blockaded.”

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When the squadron arrived in July, the commodore,

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Richard Dale, was surprised to learn that war had

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been declared. That change meant the plans that

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had been laid had to change. Given the difficulties

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of the task, it is not surprising that during Dale’s

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command no decisive action occurred. For this first

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cruise, there was little that could be done aside from

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cruise off Tripoli and convoy merchants from one

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end of the Mediterranean to the other. With only

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three frigates and a schooner in the squadron, each

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ship had more than enough to keep it busy.

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THE FIRST

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BARBARY WAR

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ENTERPRIZE V. TRIPOLI

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Once all the ships were assigned to a task, only

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one frigate was left to actually do the blockade of

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Tripoli. The President was meant to maintain the

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blockade along with the Enterprize. As it turned

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out, between sickness, bad weather, and ship repairs,

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the President spent almost no time before Tripoli.

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The one action of any consequence during the first

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squadron’s cruise was accomplished not by one of

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the frigates, but by the schooner Enterprize on its

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way to Malta to get water for the President.

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The encounter between the Enterprize, captained

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by Andrew Sterett, and the 14-gun, 80-man Tripoli

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was a promising start for the American squadron.

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On August 1, 1801, while flying British colors, the

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Enterprize sighted a ship. When Sterett asked what

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the ship was doing, its commander replied that

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it was out “to cruise after the Americans.” Upon

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hearing this reply, Sterett hauled down the British

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colors, which he had been sailing under in order

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to deceive any potential threats, and raised the

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American flag, firing muskets into the Tripoli. The

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Tripoli fired a partial broadside in return.

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The fight lasted about three hours, during which

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time the Tripolitans attempted to board the

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Enterprize three times. Each time the crew and

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marines repulsed them. The Tripoli’s captain

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also tried a strategy that most sailors considered

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dishonorable: striking his colors and then resuming

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the fight. The third time the Tripoli struck, Sterett

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disregarded the surrender and ordered the vessel

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to be sunk. Eventually the Tripoli’s crew “cried for

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mercy,” and Sterett ordered their officers to come

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on board the Enterprize. He refused to board the

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Tripoli with his own officers, lest this cry for mercy

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be yet another trick.

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After lying about the destruction of their boat, the

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Tripolitans eventually came over to the Enterprize

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and revealed the extent of the devastation Sterett

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and his crew had wreaked. Twenty of the eighty

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crewmen had been killed, with another thirty

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wounded. The captain and first lieutenant had

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been wounded, and the second lieutenant and

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surgeon killed. The Tripoli itself suffered so much

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damage that it was almost unable to be sailed,

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“having received 18 shot between wind and water.”

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By contrast, the Enterprize had suffered almost

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no structural damage and none of the crew were

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injured at all.

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Because Sterett’s orders did not permit him to take

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an enemy ship as prize, he had to let the Tripoli go,

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but not before he cut down its masts and threw all

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its guns overboard. In practical terms, this victory

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meant little, but it purportedly demoralized the

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Tripolitans so much that all the sailors who were

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to man other corsair vessels deserted them instead.

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On the American side, it helped to throw popular

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opinion behind the use of force against the Barbary

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states.

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STALEMATE

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Capitalizing on the Enterprize’s victory proved

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impossible. The difficulty of maintaining peace with

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the other Barbary states, and maintaining a very

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small squadron far from supplies and manpower,

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proved barriers too high to overcome.

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As winter fell, the American squadron gave up even

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the pretense of blockade. Sailors’ enlistments were

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coming to an end, and the squadron’s ships one

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by one were ordered home. The war with Tripoli

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was in stalemate, relations with the other Barbary

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states were fragile but holding, and despite the

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Enterprize’s victory, the Americans had generally

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demonstrated that they were only a lesser power in

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the Mediterranean community.

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1802

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The first few months of 1802 saw little activity from

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Dale or his squadron. Hamstrung by ineffectual

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orders and serious repairs to his ship, Dale spent

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the winter of 1801-1802 in Toulon. Dale himself

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prepared to head back to the United States, as his

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term as commodore was up. The Secretary of the

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Navy prepared to send a new squadron in order to

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arrive in time to re-engage with Tripoli once the

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winter weather cleared.

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However, back in the United States there were

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delays in forming the new squadron. When

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Dale and the President returned home, the next

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commodore had not yet even left the United States.

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At least there was a new commodore, though:

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Richard Valentine Morris.

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With his confidence in the navy’s skill waning,

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William Eaton, erstwhile consul at Tunis, began

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to take matters into his own hands. He and James

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Leander Cathcart, the displaced consul at Tripoli,

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came up with a plan to reinstate Hamet Karamanli,

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the older brother of the reigning bashaw, Yusuf

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Karamanli. Yusuf had deposed Hamet some years

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previous, and Hamet had fled to Egypt. Now Eaton

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and Cathcart wanted to bring him back.

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When Richard Valentine Morris finally arrived in

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the Mediterranean, he found that relations with

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Morocco were at a breaking point. Several tense

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weeks resulted, though consul James Simpson at

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Tangier was able to finally talk the Moroccan sultan

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into a fragile peace.

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In June 1802, an American vessel, the Franklin

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was captured by a Tripolitan cruiser. The crew

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of the vessel was sent to Algiers, where the

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Americans had to rely on the good graces of the

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British consul in Algiers and the Danish consul in

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Tripoli, Nicholas Nissen. Eventually Algiers took

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a hand in redeeming the captives, an outcome

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that only weakened the American position in the

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Mediterranean.

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Since Richard Valentine Morris seemed disinclined

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to act against any of the Barbary powers with force,

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other captains in the squadron stepped up. Morris

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spent almost no time on the blockade of Tripoli.

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The two who took the lead most frequently were

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also the most irascible: Alexander Murray and

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Daniel McNeill. Murray and McNeill made no

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secret of their disdain for procedure or for their

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allies.

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As the year 1802 came to a close, relations with

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both enemies and allies were more fragile than ever

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before. Morris’s apathy did not go unnoticed. In

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1803, the commodore was ordered home to face a

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court-martial for dereliction of duty.

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1803

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1803 was a year of considerable diplomatic turmoil

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in the other Barbary states as well as Tripoli.

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From the very beginning of the year, Commodore

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Morris could not keep up a show of strength in

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relations with Algiers and Tunis, capitulating to

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their demands or putting them off as best he could.

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Consul James Simpson believed that Morocco

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was colluding with Tripoli to break the American

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blockade, and subsequent events gave rather more

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credence to that belief.

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After an abortive attempt to negotiate with Tripoli,

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Morris returned to Malta (where his wife and new

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baby were residing). He would not leave Malta

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again for any significant length of time during

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his tenure. Meanwhile, James Simpson tried

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desperately to keep the peace in Morocco.

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Commodore Morris’s replacement, Edward Preble,

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arrived in Gibraltar on September 13, one day after

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Morris received his recall papers from one of the

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advance ships in Preble’s squadron. Morris returned

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home to face a court-martial for his apathetic

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leadership, while Preble had to begin to try to patch

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things back together. His first task was to deal with

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the Morocco problem. It was increasingly clear that

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Morocco was helping Tripoli, and Preble had to

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find a way to stop it. It took Preble nearly a month

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to restore peace with the emperor.

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CAPTURE OF THE

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On October 31, the focus of the war suddenly

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shifted from Morocco to Tripoli. While cruising off

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Tripoli, the Philadelphia had sighted a Tripolitan

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vessel. Pursuing the vessel into Tripoli harbor,

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the frigate had run aground four or five miles

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east of the town. Despite cutting away anchors,

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guns, and even the foremast, the crew could not

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lift the Philadelphia off the bar. Four hours of

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fire from Tripolitan gunboats and shore batteries

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convinced Captain William Bainbridge that he

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could not hope to defeat them. Around sunset, the

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Philadelphia struck its colors and the ship’s crew

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were taken prisoner.

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Though several European nations rallied to the

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aid of the American prisoners, there was little

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Commodore Preble could do. Without diplomatic

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representation in the Tripolitan court, he had to

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rely on the generosity of others, particularly the

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Danish consul Nicholas Nissen, to provide for

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the captives. Any retaliatory action would have to

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wait until spring when the weather improved. As

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the year ended, Preble did get some good news:

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the Enterprize and the Constitution had captured

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a small Tripolitan ketch named the Mastico. They

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renamed the ketch the Intrepid and began to make

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plans for it.

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1804

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Throughout the war, certain consuls became

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convinced that a naval war was not going to end

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the war on favorable terms for the United States. In

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1804, William Eaton increased his work to find a

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different solution: reinstate the deposed brother of

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the reigning bashaw, and negotiate a more favorable

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treaty with him.

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Hamet, the deposed older brother of Yusuf

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Karamanli, liked Eaton’s plan in principle, but

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Eaton found Hamet extremely challenging to work

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with. Reports were that Yusuf ’s hold on Tripoli

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was loosening, so the time was ripe to bring Hamet

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forward. But Hamet, despite requesting money and

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supplies repeatedly, could not be convinced to begin

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the journey toward Tripoli.

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While Eaton worked with Hamet, Commodore

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Preble re-evaluated the navy’s strategy. He

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concluded that blockading was not sufficient, so

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he began to make plans to also bombard the city

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of Tripoli. But first he had to take care of the

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Philadelphia problem.

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On February 16, 1804, a handpicked group of men

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under the command of Stephen Decatur took the

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ketch Intrepid to Tripoli harbor, accompanied by

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the Syren. The Intrepid slipped into the harbor

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and up to the side of the Philadelphia. As quietly

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and quickly as possible, the sailors boarded the

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Philadelphia, set charges and then got off. The ship

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burned to a hulk, so brightly that Syren’s crew, miles

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away, could see the flames.

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This action did little tactically or strategically, but

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it improved morale tremendously for the American

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sailors in the Mediterranean. But the next course

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of action was simply to resume the blockade, a

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task Preble intended to perform with much more

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stringency than his predecessors. After preparations

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for months, Preble was finally ready to take the full

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squadron to Tripoli.

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On August 3, the squadron engaged the Tripolitans

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off the port of Tripoli. The Americans lost no ships

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and only one officer, and they took many prisoners.

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After the battle, Preble stayed off Tripoli for a

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month waiting for the bashaw to communicate

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with him. When nothing was forthcoming, Preble

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decided to try yet another approach.

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The Intrepid once again proved its worth, as

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Preble ordered it converted into a fireship, which

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Lt. Richard Somers volunteered to pilot into the

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harbor and then detonate near the Tripolitan ships.

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The next day, after loading the Intrepid with the

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explosives, Somers and a small crew began to sail

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the ketch into the harbor. The crew was supposed

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to light a small fire to distract any Tripolitans who

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might try to stop them, but instead, as the Intrepid

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reached its destination, the entire ship blew up

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prematurely while the crew was still on board.

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The entire crew was killed, including Midshipman

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Henry Wadsworth, who had been in the

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Mediterranean longer than almost any other officer.

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Shortly after the Intrepid disaster, Commodore

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Preble had to return home. Though the loss of the

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ship had been a morale blow, Preble had at least

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ratcheted up the pressure on Tripoli. His successor

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would have to try to capitalize on some of that

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success.

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The new commodore who arrived at the end of

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1804 was in no condition to capitalize on Edward

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Preble’s success. The commodore, Samuel Barron,

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was so sick he could barely sail, and the American

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ships were scattered throughout the Mediterranean

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to make much-needed repairs and find supplies.

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Though Barron would not be on board, he ordered

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the President, the Constitution, and the Constellation

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off Tripoli for a cruise. The Nautilus was to cruise

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off Tunis after a quick convoy trip. The Essex was

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ordered to Venice, where Captain James Barron was

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to try to acquire gunboats from the government

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there. Commodore Barron was not sanguine about

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Captain Barron’s chances, but since Naples had not

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worked out, he felt he had no choice. While the

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Essex, Constitution, and President prepared for the

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cruise in Malta, they were met by the Nautilus, who

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brought in a Tripolitan brig.

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Captain John Rodgers felt that the time was

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quickly approaching to strike the death blow to

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the Tripolitans. Tripoli’s fleet of gunboats had not

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increased since the winter, and Rodgers wanted

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to strike before the circumstances changed. But

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other than infrequent chases, the squadron saw

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little activity in their cruise before Tripoli. The

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real action was happening nearly 600 miles away,

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where William Eaton and a ragtag band of warriors

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prepared for an assault on Derna.

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WILLIAM EATON AND THE

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SHORES OF TRIPOLI

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On December 1, 1804, William Eaton and a small

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American force of marines arrived in Rosetta,

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Egypt, preparing to find Hamet. Successfully

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navigating the political landscape in Egypt proved

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complicated for Eaton, but eventually he was able

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to find Hamet and rendezvous with him outside

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Alexandria on February 5. It wasn’t until February

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23 that the two came to an agreement about the

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plan for the coup and the promised results.

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On March 4, Hamet and Eaton’s company, now

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numbering about 400 since some local warriors

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had joined them, began the march across the desert

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to Derna in Tripoli. Derna wasn’t the capital of

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Tripoli, but Eaton hoped a victory at Derna would

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put enough pressure on Yusuf to turn the tide.

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As they marched, the numbers of men waxed and

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waned, as various group became disgruntled and

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left, or heard about the coup and wanted to join.

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After meeting up with the Argus on April 16, the

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men were resupplied and began to plan the attack

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on Derna.

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Eaton’s forces started the attack on Derna around

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2:00pm on April 26. By 4:00pm, they had taken

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the fort. It was a significant victory for a largely

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unorganized and uncooperative group. However,

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once Eaton’s company took Derna, their momentum

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disintegrated. Eaton realized now that Hamet could

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not be trusted to continue the campaign on his

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own, so he felt obliged to stay and see the operation

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through. The navy felt no such compunction. Barron

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and Lear had concluded that Hamet Karamanli

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now should be left to his own fate, and the newly

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appointed Commodore John Rodgers agreed.

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PEACE

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Even before the news of Derna’s fall came, Yusuf

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Karamanli was putting out feelers for peace. On

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May 29, he sent a messenger to negotiator Tobias

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Lear with an opening offer. On June 10, the peace

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treaty was officially drawn up. After meeting with

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the bashaw on June 20, Commodore Rodgers

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weighed anchor from Tripoli on June 21 along with

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Colonel Lear. Peace with Tripoli had been restored.

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—Dr. Abby Mullen

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he Shores of Tripoli is my first game design.

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I never expected to be a game designer,

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but in 2016 I received a copy of Thomas Jefferson

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and the Tripoli Pirates (by Brian Kilmeade and

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Don Yaeger) and became fascinated by the First

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Barbary War. I was shocked that there was not a

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game on this episode of Early American history.

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I did a little more research and realized that this

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topic would make an excellent game.

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The Shores of Tripoli was destined to be a card-

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driven game. From the classic We the People,

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to heavier titles like Sword of Rome and Here I

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Stand, to two of my all-time favorites, Twilight

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Struggle and 1960: The Making of the President, I

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have been enamored with how card-driven games

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can convey so much history and yet be so fun to

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play. I knew that I wanted The Shores of Tripoli to

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be educational—that after two or three plays, a

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player would have a good grasp of not only the

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history but the choices and challenges for both

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the United States and Tripolitania. The best way

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to do that was with small individual decks for

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each nation—unlike in a game with a shared

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deck, where a side may not see some of its most

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interesting cards, with individual decks each

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player will see their best cards and the crunch is

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when and how to best use those cards.

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The victory conditions for the United States were

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easy to determine. After three years of frustration,

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the United States stepped up its blockade and

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hatched a plan to replace Yusuf Qaramanli, the

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Tripolitan bashaw, with his pro-American brother

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Hamet Qaramanli. The pressure convinced Yusuf

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to sign a treaty favorable to the United States.

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Thus, the Treaty of Peace and Amity and Assault

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on Tripoli cards. For Tripolitania, the goal was to

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have the American price in blood or treasure too

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high so the Americans would capitulate and start

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paying tribute again. Thus, the winning conditions

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for Tripolitania. With only a maximum of

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twenty-four turns, the tension in Tripoli comes

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from each side having too much to do and not

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enough time to do it. I am very pleased with

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the excitement near the end of the game, when

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Tripolitania is racing to get its twelfth gold or

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sink the fourth American frigate before the U.S.

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can play its Treaty card or its Assault card.

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In designing the game, I wanted to emphasize

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that Tripolitania was a rational actor and that

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the First Barbary War was not “the first war on

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terror.” It was a state versus state conflict like

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so many others of that time. There were some

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key episodes in the war that I knew I wanted to

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communicate. The initial arrival of the American

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fleet into Gibraltar with the Americans not

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knowing if they were at war or peace, the rather

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dismal partnership with Sweden in blockading

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Tripoli, the threat of entry into the war by Algiers,

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Morocco and Tunis, the capture and subsequent

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burning of the Philadelphia, and the capture of

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Derne. I also wanted to make sure the key figures

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made their appearance—Qaramanli and Reis for

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Tripolitania and O’Bannon, Eaton, Sterett, Preble,

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Decatur and Bainbridge for the United States.

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I would have liked to have included a card for

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Richard Somers, who died while commanding the

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Intrepid, but the 27-card limit did not allow.

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DESIGNER’S

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NOTES

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In addition to being educational, I also wanted the

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game to be approachable. Nothing pleased me more

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during in-person play testing than to see a couple

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play against each other or a parent play with an

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older child—and everyone having fun. I knew that

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the game needed to play in an hour or less and have

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simple mechanics. The presentation also needed to

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be outstanding—hence, the solid wood pieces and

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beautiful map and cards. But at the same time, the

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game also needed complex decision-making and

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solid replayability. The perfect blend of simplicity

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and complexity is a difficult needle to thread, but I

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hope we succeeded.

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I did have to make some trade-offs between

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historical accuracy and playability. For example,

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the American fleet consisted of frigates, brigs

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and schooners but I treat all the American

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ships as frigates. The main Tripolitan fleet was

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a hodgepodge of vessels that I standardized as

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“corsairs.” Sweden had already declared war on

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Tripoli in 1800 and exited the war in 1802, while

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in the game the earliest they leave is 1803. I also

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had to create some alternate history cards for the

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potential assault on Tripoli. General Eaton Attacks

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Benghazi, Assault on Tripoli, Marine Sharpshooters,

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and Send in the Marines, as well as Constantinople

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Sends Aid are all cards from that alternate history.

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Similarly, the Algerine, Moroccan, and Tunisian

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cards represent the threat that Tripoli’s allies posed

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to the United States, but their allies did very little

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during the actual war. Finally, to allow each player

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a bit more freedom to explore their options and

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strategies, the game can go until the end of 1806,

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whereas the war itself ended in June of 1805.

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Thank you so much for buying The Shores of Tripoli.

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I am very grateful for the assistance provided by

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the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command,

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the Marine Corps History Division, the Mariners

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Museum in Newport News and the U.S. Naval

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Academy Museum. I am also extremely grateful

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for the hundreds of play testers who took the time

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and effort to take the print and play files and build

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the game and provide amazing feedback. Finally, I

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really appreciate all of the Kickstarter backers who

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put their money and faith in our project. Thank you

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everyone!

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SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

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In addition to Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli

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Pirates, ABC Whipple’s To the Shores of Tripoli:

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The Birth of the U.S. Navy and Marines and Joshua

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London’s Victory in Tripoli: How America’s War with

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the Barbary Pirates Established the U.S. Navy and

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Shaped a Nation both provide good overviews of

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the conflict. I am also a fan of Osprey Publishing’s

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“Essential Histories” series and their The Wars of the

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Barbary Pirates by Gregory Fremont-Barnes does

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not disappoint.

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For more in-depth reading, Chipp Reid’s pair of

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books Intrepid Sailors: The Legacy of Preble’s Boys

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and the Tripoli Campaign and To the Walls of Derne:

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William Eaton, the Tripoli Coup, and the End of the

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First Barbary War are both outstanding. Ian Toll’s

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Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the

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U.S. Navy is a masterpiece on the early history of

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the U.S. Navy. Benjamin Armstrong’s Small Boats

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and Daring Men: Maritime Raiding, Irregular

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Warfare, and the Early American Navy is an excellent

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survey of maritime raids and irregular warfare

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from the first fifty years of American naval history.

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There are plenty of biographies to choose from but

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the two I recommend are Edward Preble: A Naval

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Biography 1761-1807 by Christopher McKee and

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A Call to the Sea: Captain Charles Stewart of the USS

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Constitution by Claude Berube and John Rodgaard.

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Finally, watch for Abby Mullen’s A Difficult

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Undertaking: Conflict and Cooperation in the First

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Barbary War, 1801-1805, coming in 2022.

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If you are interested in podcasts, “Sea Control” by

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the Center for International Maritime Security

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(www.cimsec.org) and “Preble Hall” by the United

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States Naval Academy Museum (www.usna.edu/

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museum/) are both fantastic. “Sea Control” has

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some excellent episodes on both naval history

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and war gaming. “Preble Hall” has a number of

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outstanding episodes, but my favorite is EP3:

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The Tripoli War with Dr. Abby Mullen. The two-

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episode special collaboration between “Sea Control”

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and “Preble Hall” is also not to be missed.

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—Kevin Bertram

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CREDITS

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Game Design and Development: Kevin Bertram

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Art and Graphic Design: Cathy Bock, Marc

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Rodrigue, Matthew Wallhead

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Historical Essay: Abby Mullen, Ph.D.

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Naval Advisor: Robert Bishop, USNA ‘64

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Executive Producers: Bret Baier, Dan Fellhauer,

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Jason Matthews, Ruben Rodriguez, Paige Terrill,

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Austin Woodruff

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Senior Playtesters: Alison Bishop, Katherine

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Bishop, Janice Day, Jason Matthews, Trevor Reed

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Playtesters: Martin Akerlund, Bill Allen,

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Jonathan Allred, Elizabeth Anderson, Samantha

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Anderson, Bob Arhaus, Nathan Arnold, Sandra

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Atwater, Noah Ban, Mike Banks, Tom Barbe,

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Giorgio Barbero, Andrew Baron, Roy Bartoo,

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Doug Bass, Patrick Beben, Kevin Berent, Mark

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Biggar, Corey Bishop, Chris Blackford, Marc

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Blume, Kristof Bodric, Ray Bonilla, Arno Bomans,

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Mik Bonsall, Jackson Boomhower, Steve Boone,

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Keeley Bowers, Shawn Bowers, James Brennan,

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Chris Brooks, Ryan Brown, Nikolaj Brucker, Neal

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Bryan, Harold Buchanan, Gordon Burg, Scott

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Burger, Deividas Burokas, Matthew Butler, Grant

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Cadenhead, Thomas Cadenhead, Ty Cadenhead,

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Randy Callard, James Campanella, Jerry Campbell,

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Robert Carroll, Todd Carter, Simona Centola, Sean

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Chick, Christine Chilcott, Ross Chilcott, David

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Christians, Irwin Cohen, Forest Cole, Gabriel Cole,

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John Coley, Michel Condoroussis, J.C. Connors,

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Liam Connors, Grant Cooley, Sarah Cothran, Wes

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Cothran, Andrew Lorenzo Cozzi, Aidan Curran,

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Jason Covault, Patrick Crowley, John D’Alton,

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Daniel Daley, John D’Alton, Justin Davis, Howard

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Dawson, Charles Day, Joris Debien, Michael

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Debije, Alexandra De La Cruz, Stefan DeMarchi,

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Willis Dell, Paul DiCocco, Carl DiNardo, Lisa

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DiNardo, Brian Dixon, Scott Dixon, David

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Donahue, Kathleen Donahue, Paul Dobbins, Glenn

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Drover, Herve B. Duval, Matthew Eckel, Charlotte

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Edwards, Michael Edwards, Max Eisenblatter,

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Fred Ellsesser, Alan Emrich, James Fardette, Ralph

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Ferrari, Darryl Ferster, Jeff Finkleday, Maurice

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Fitzgerald, Glenn Flaherty, Jared Frandson, Steve

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Froud, Ray Garbee, Michael Germano, Robert

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Germano, Danielle Giordano, James Griffith,

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Hernando David Gomez, Nicolas Govin, Jack

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Greene, Steve Guepet, Dan Gunther, Sandeep

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Gupta, Lucy Guritza, Jack Guritza, John Guthrie,

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Eric Hallstrom, Pavel Hammerschmidt, James

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Hammes, Gabriel Hansberry, Nathan Hansen,

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Brian Hard, Dodd Harris, Michael Harris, Jason

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Hathaway, Christopher Haupt, Zachary Haupt,

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Jan Heinemann, John Heinlein, Graham Henry,

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Luis Hernandez, Tomas Hernell, Brian Herr,

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Patrick Hildreth, Sebastian Hummel, Scott Huss,

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Daniel Hernandez Iniesta, Theodor Isacsson, Jonas

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Lidström Isegrim, Deb Jennings, Dan Johansson,

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Nate Jones, Ron Jongeling, Jay Joyner, Yani

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Kalafatis, Adam Kasztenny, Autumn Katerle, Jim

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Katerle, Jacob Keith, Barry Kendall, Emmanuel

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Kern, Darren Kerr, Mark Kidwell, Ian Kilgore,

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Kirk, Tabletop Knights, Brandon Koida, Robby

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Koreman, Petros Kranias, Brian Kumanchik,

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Robert Kurcina, Harold Lajoie, Cherish Lallone,

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Sam LaSala, Brian Laskowski, Laura Laskowski,

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Javier Lastra, Hipszki Laszlo, Gerard Law, Arnaud

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Leclerc, Derek Lenard, David Lent, Steve Leonard,

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Joseph Light, Chad Lindsey, Brian Loomis, Paul

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Loong, Gilberto Lopez, Thomas Loquvam, Phil

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Low, Thomas Lupia, Mike Lyle, Philip Manoff,

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Dan Mansfield, Tyrus Manuel, Johnny Mariani,

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Matt Mayse, Eric Mazelis, Noah McHugh, Jake

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McInnis, Mark McLaughlin, Leo McMahon,

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Jordan McMullen, Adam Meledeo, Adrian Michot,

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Ryan Michot, Stephen Michot, David Mickle,

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Phillip Millman, Scott Miserendino, Marina

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Mishnayevskaya, Dipti Mohanan, Peter Morris,

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Chad Morrison, Travis Morton, Gray Moser,

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Francesco Motta, Quinn Munnerlyn, Douglas

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Murphy, Jeffrey Myers, Casey Nedry, James Neeley,

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Lisa Nelson, Kyle Nichols, Marcel Nijenhof , John

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Noblitt, John Norris, Michael O’Connell, Joseph

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O’Donnell, Brian O’Farrell, Timo Ollikainen,

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Marleen Overkamp, Mark Papenfuss, Greg Parker,

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Rick Pasquale, Kim Paul, James Perrett, Matthew

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Philipps, Garrett Potvin, Allan Prins, Loisyann

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Prost, Steve Post, Ben Pulver, Joey Rawlins, Chipp

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Reid, Michael Rensink, Michael Reste, John

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Retzer, Andy Reynolds, Bryan Robison, Herman

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Roozen, Morris Roozen, John Ross, Patrick Ross,

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Jean-Sebastien Rozon, Ben Rubin, Volko Ruhnke,

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Derrick Sanchez, Andrey Sanin, Hans Saunders,

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Scott Savory, Aram Schvey, Russell Schwebke, John

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Scott, Roger Secrest, Gary Selkirk, Ralph Severson,

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Roseann Severson, Edwin Shaw, Alex Shelton, Ken

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Shows, Fred Shugars, Zoli Simon, Nathan Smith,

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Dylan Snyder, Ryan Snyder, Kyla Sommers, Erin

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Sparks, David Sterling, Neil Stevens, Andy Stocker,

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Mike Stoodley, Paul Stouthard, Stephen Stover,

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Chris Strabala, Peter Svensson, Benjamin Suan,

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Andrew Symons, Lenny Talbot, Shaun Taulbee,

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Paige Terrill, Brian Thiel, David Thompson, Richard

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Thompson, Brian Thorvilson, Mark Tkac, Doshu

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Tokeshi, Lars Toft, Eric Topp, Joel Toppen, Juanmi

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Espejo Torres, Attilio Tribuzi, Ransom Trimble,

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Ivan Trupkovic, Larry Underwood, Carl van Dam,

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Rachel van Dam, Guy van Dille, Mike van Doorn,

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Adam van Langenberg, Rob van Wijngaarden,

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Antonio Vaquera, Charles Vasey, Tom Volpe,

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Nathan Wagner, Aaron Walker, Evan Walter, Eri

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Walters, Rich Ware, Mason Weaver, Jonathan

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Webb, Michael Webb, Jonathan Weidow, Paul S.

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Weintraub, Andrew Wells, Patrick Wells, Philip

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Wheeler, Chris Whitaker, Brian White, Michael

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White, Charles Wicklund, Nathan Wilson,

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Mick Wood, Joel Wrigley, Kevin Youells, Steven

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Zukowski

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