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J.J.-D.H.-Fought over 200 years ago. Pirates captured European Ships. Ransomed the people. All off of the coast of Morocco.

C.S- B.D: People: Polynesian Warriors [|Picture] Battle: Sack of Baltimore [|Picture] Guns: Swords [|Picture] Equipment: Ships [|Picture]

D.C. The punishment actions against the Barbary States were launched by the administrations of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. When they proved successful, partisans of the Democratic-Republicans contrasted their administrations' refusal to buy off the pirates with the failure of the preceding federalist administration to live up to the rhetorical flight, "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute," attributed to Charles C. Pinckney. [|(source)]

N.T.D. people: [|stephen Decatur] Battle: [|the first barbary war] Weapon: [|41 caliber, 2 3/8-inch blued turn-off screwbarrels] Equipment: [|mass]