Battle of the USS Philadelphia

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Quasi-War_with_France
gptkbp:activities Decatur's report to the Navy
gptkbp:casualties Minimal for U. S. forces
Significant for Barbary pirates
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Barbary_pirates
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Stephen_Decatur
gptkbp:date February 14, 1804
gptkbp:duration Less than one hour
gptkbp:famous_for Decatur's daring raid
gptkbp:follows Continued U. S. military presence in the region
gptkbp:historical_context Response to piracy in the Mediterranean
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Lieutenant_Charles_Stewart
gptkb:Lieutenant_Edward_Preble
gptkb:Lieutenant_James_Lawrence
gptkb:Lieutenant_John_D._Sloat
gptkb:Lieutenant_John_H._Aylwin
gptkb:Lieutenant_John_Trippe
gptkb:Lieutenant_William_H._Allen
gptkb:Captain_Richard_Somers
gptkb:Lieutenant_John_W._Smith
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Captain_John_Barry
gptkb:William_Eaton
gptkb:Stephen_Decatur
gptkb:Commodore_Edward_Preble
gptkbp:historical_significance First successful U. S. naval operation against pirates
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the USS Philadelphia
gptkbp:influence U. S. foreign policy
gptkbp:inspired Future naval engagements against piracy
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future U. S. naval strategy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tripoli
gptkbp:notable_event Destruction of USS Philadelphia
gptkbp:outcome Elimination of a threat to American shipping
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:First_Barbary_War
gptkbp:participants gptkb:U._S._Navy_sailors
Tripolitan sailors
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:War_of_1812
gptkbp:result American victory
gptkbp:significance Demonstrated U. S. naval power
gptkbp:tactics Boarding and burning enemy ship
gptkbp:type gptkb:battle