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Action of 1 August 1801

Action of 1 August 1801 was a naval engagement fought on 1 August 1801 at Mediterranean Sea, in what is now Libya. It was part of First Barbary War, which ran from 1801 to 1805. The recorded result: American victory. Recorded strength: Schooner Enterprise; 90 men against Polacca Tripoli; 80 men.

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U.S. en:Schooner ENTERPRIZE Capturing the Tripolitan en:Corsair TRIPOLI, 1 August 1801. From a drawing (circa 1878) by Captain William Bainbridge Hoff, U.S. Navy, in the collection of the Navy departm
U.S. en:Schooner ENTERPRIZE Capturing the Tripolitan en:Corsair TRIPOLI, 1 August 1801. From a drawing (circa 1878) by Captain William Bainbridge Hoff, U.S. Navy, in the collection of the Navy departm. William Bainbridge Hoff (died 1903), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 August 1801
WhereMediterranean Sea, Libya32.876N, 13.188E
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited Statesagainst23px Eyalet of Tripolitania
Casualties and lossesNoneand30 killed; 30 wounded; Tripoli disabled
Part ofFirst Barbary War1801 to 1805

Where it sits in First Barbary War

Action of 1 August 1801, 1801First Battle of Tripoli Harbor, 1802Action of 17 June 1802, 1802Action of 2 June 1803, 1803Action of 22 June 1803, 1803Action of 31 October 1803, 1803Action of 7 July 1804, 1804Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor, 1804Battle of Derna, 180518011805Action of 1 August 1801, 1801
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Record

Date1 August 1801
PlaceMediterranean Sea, Libya
32.876N, 13.188E
KindNaval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
StrengthSchooner Enterprise; 90 menPolacca Tripoli; 80 men
Casualties and lossesNone30 killed; 30 wounded; Tripoli disabled
Commanders
  • Andrew Sterett
  • Rais Mahomet Rous
Action of 1 August 1801Action of 1 August 1801Fall of TripoliBattle of TripoliSiege of TripoliSecond Battle of Tripoli HarborAction of 16 May 1797Fall of TripoliMisrataZuwaraAl KhumsGharyanBani Walid100 km32.876N, 13.188E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1289 and 1911.

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Elsewhere in 1801

Action of 1 August 1801 is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 57 in present-day Libya.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q783183, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action of 1 August 1801, revision 1370425773, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.