Battle of Derna (1805)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Tripolitania
Mercenaries
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 (1805)
gptkbp:involves gptkb:U.S._Marines
Greek mercenaries
Berber mercenaries
Arab mercenaries
gptkbp:location Derna, Tripolitania, Ottoman Empire (now Libya)
gptkbp:notableFor Referenced in the Marines' Hymn ('to the shores of Tripoli')
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:First_Barbary_War
gptkbp:precededBy Siege of Tripoli (1804)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:Tripoli
gptkb:Barbary_pirates
gptkbp:result American and allied victory
gptkbp:significance First recorded land battle of the United States on foreign soil
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Derna
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7