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Single-Ship Action
- When
- 1 August 1801
- Where
- Seven leagues west of Malta, off the coast of modern-day Libya
USS Enterprise defeated the 14-gun Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a fierce but one-sided battle seven leagues west of Malta.
On 1 August 1801, the armed schooner Enterprise, commanded by Lieutenant Andrew Sterett, engaged the Tripolitan corsair Tripoli. The battle was fierce but one-sided, resulting in the capture of the polacca. This was the first action of the campaign, occurring off the coast of modern-day Libya, though specifically noted as seven leagues west of Malta.
Sources
- Action of 1 August 1801 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
- USS Enterprise (1799) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08
- First Barbary War Wikipedia
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