Statements (21)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military
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gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Tripolitan_forces |
gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Yusuf_Karamanli
gptkb:Stephen_Decatur |
gptkbp:date |
16 February 1804
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Attack on Tripoli Harbor
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Tripoli_Harbor,_Tripoli,_Libya
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gptkbp:notableParticipant |
gptkb:Stephen_Decatur
gptkb:Thomas_Macdonough |
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:First_Barbary_War
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gptkbp:purpose |
To destroy the captured USS Philadelphia
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gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:First_Barbary_War
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gptkbp:result |
gptkb:Destruction_of_USS_Philadelphia
American victory |
gptkbp:shipsInvolved |
gptkb:USS_Philadelphia
gptkb:USS_Intrepid |
gptkbp:significance |
Boosted American morale
Considered one of the most daring naval exploits of the age |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Commodore_Edward_Preble_(Mediterranean_Squadron)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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