Battle of Derna

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Tripolitania
Mercenaries (including Greeks, Arabs, Berbers)
gptkbp:commander gptkb:William_Eaton
gptkb:Mustafa_Bey
Hamet Caramelli
gptkbp:date April 27 – May 13, 1805
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Treaty_of_Peace_and_Amity_(1805)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Derna
gptkbp:location Derna, Cyrenaica, Ottoman Tripolitania (present-day Libya)
gptkbp:notableEvent Inspiration for 'to the shores of Tripoli' in the Marine Corps Hymn
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:U.S._Marines
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:First_Barbary_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Siege_of_Tripoli
gptkbp:result American victory
gptkbp:significance First recorded land battle of the United States on foreign soil
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:First_Barbary_War
gptkb:Libyan_National_Army
gptkb:North_African_campaign
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6