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William Bainbridge to John Rodgers Discussing His Imprisonment, 9 May 1805
Commodore Bainbridge, imprisoned after his ship went aground on the Tunisian Coast on 29 December 1803, writes to Rogers, Commodore of the Mediterranean Squadron. States that he and other prisoners feel confident that no exertions will be wanting in our brother officers to retain us, we only regret that we cannot share the honor and danger with them.
Barbary Entanglements
How the United States’ confrontation with North African raiders established its legitimacy on the world stage For the fledgling United States of America, the first major foray onto the international stage came off the North African coast in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. When Barbary corsairs preyed on American merchant ships, their young government and new navy were compelled to step in. Barbary Entanglements shows how interactions with the “Barbary states”—the independent empire of Morocco and the semi-autonomous Ottoman regencies of Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli—over the issue of privateering transcended economic grievances and allowed American consuls and servicemen to demo...
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