Barbary corsairs — Hayreddin Barbarossa, an Ottoman admiral The Barbary Corsairs, sometimes called Ottoman Corsairs or Barbary Pirates, were pirates and privateers who operated from North Africa, based primarily in the ports of Tunis, Tripoli and Algiers. This area … Wikipedia
Barbary pirate — The Barbary pirates, also sometimes called Ottoman corsairs, were Muslim pirates and privateers that operated from North Africa, from the time of the Crusades until the early 19th century. Based in North African ports such as Tunis in Tunisia,… … Wikipedia
Barbary States — Four states of Northern Africa Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli that plundered seaborne commerce for centuries. With the exception of Morocco, they were nominally part of the Ottoman Empire. Surviving by blackmail, they received great sums … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
First Barbary War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Barbary War caption=Burning of the frigate Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli, February 16, 1804, by Edward Moran, painted 1897, depicts a naval action of the First Barbary War. date=1801–1805… … Wikipedia
Second Barbary War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Second Barbary War partof=Barbary Wars caption= partof=Barbary Wars date=c. 1812 1816 place=Mediterranean sea, Barbary states result=Decisive American victory and de facto British victory combatant1= (from 1815) … Wikipedia
Treaty of Tripoli — The Treaty of Tripoli usually refers to the first treaty concluded between the United States of America and Tripoli, otherwise known in English as the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the United States of America and the Bey and Subjects of … Wikipedia
Mediterranean pass — For the Masonic passing order, see Knights Templar (Freemasonry). A U.S. Mediterranean passport from 1820 The Mediterranean pass (or Mediterranean passport, the name used in the United States) was a document which identified a ship as being… … Wikipedia
Tripoli — This article is about the capital of Libya. For other uses, see Tripoli (disambiguation). Tripoli طرابلس الغرب Tarabulus al Gharb Top:: That El Emad Towers; Middle: Martyrs Square; Bottom left … Wikipedia
French Algeria — Algérie française Départements of France … Wikipedia
Names for United States citizens — Different languages use different terms for citizens of the United States, who are known in English as Americans. All forms of English refer to these people as Americans , derived from The United States of America ,[1] but there is some… … Wikipedia
