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Action of 22 June 1803

Action of 22 June 1803 was a naval engagement fought on 22 June 1803 at Tripoli, 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: 1 frigate; 1 schooner against 1 polacre; 9 gunboats.

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Fought22 June 1803
WhereTripoli, Libya32.902N, 13.186E
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited Statesagainst23px Eyalet of Tripolitania
Casualties and lossesUnknownand1 polacre sunk
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 22 June 1803, 1803
9 placed engagements of First Barbary War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 June 1803
PlaceTripoli, Libya
32.902N, 13.186E
KindNaval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength1 frigate; 1 schooner1 polacre; 9 gunboats
Casualties and lossesUnknown1 polacre sunk
Action of 22 June 1803Action of 22 June 1803Siege of TripoliSecond Battle of Tripoli HarborAction of 16 May 1797First Battle of Tripoli HarborBattle of TripoliSiege of TripoliMisrataZuwaraAl KhumsGharyanBani Walid100 km32.902N, 13.186E
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Nearest engagements

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

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1803

Action of 22 June 1803 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 Q4677303, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action of 22 June 1803, revision 1370426265, 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.