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Battle of Derna

The Battle of Derna at Derna, Cyrenaica, was a military engagement in April–May 1805 of a mercenary army recruited and led by United States Marines under the command of U.S. Army Lieutenant William Eaton, diplomatic Consul to Tripoli, and U.S. Marine Corps First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon.

Battle of Derna
Battle of Derna · Colonel Charles Waterhouse , U.S. Marines (Marine Corps Art Collection) ( http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Home_Page.htm ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
27 Apr 1805 – 12 Jun 1805
Where
Derna
Era
Modern

Topics

Libya435 BCE – today

Before and after

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