USS Enterprise fighting the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli. The action of 1 August 1801 was a single-ship action of the First Barbary War fought between the American schooner USS Enterprise and the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli off the coast of modern-day Libya.

The first action of the campaign took place on 1 August 1801, when the armed schooner Enterprise (commanded by Lieutenant Andrew Sterret) defeated the 14-gun Tripolitan corsair Tripoli in battle.

Feb 10, 2021 · On August 1, 1801, the schooner Enterprise, commanded by Lieutenant Andrew Sterett, encountered the Barbary corsair Tripoli west of Malta and prepared for engagement. After a three-hour battle...

Enterprise's first action came on 1 August 1801 when, 7 leagues west of Malta, [25] she defeated the 14-gun Tripolitan Polacca, [26] corsair Tripoli, after a fierce but one-sided battle. Enterprise emerged unscathed and sent the battered pirate into port.

Aug 1, 2011 · USS Entrerprise vs. Tripolitan Corsair Tripoli, 1 August 1801. Lieutenant Andrew Sterrett leaving USS Enterprise to board the Tripoli after the corsair’s surrender. Artwork by Orlando Lagman ...

Andrew Sterret, captain of the Enterprise, won the first American victory of the war. On August 1, 1801, Sterret captured Rais Mahomet Rous’ 14-gun corsair Tripoli. The Enterprise inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy without suffering a single loss.

Jul 7, 2015 · Enterprise's first action came on 1 August 1801 when, just west of Malta, she defeated the 14-gun Tripolitan corsair Tripoli, after a fierce but one-sided battle. Unscathed, Enterprise sent...

Thomas Birch, an early specialist in maritime painting, captured the battle between the Enterprise and a Tripolitan cruiser in the Mediterranean’s dark, violent waters. The break in the clouds sheds light on this conflict and illuminates Birch’s fine details and precise rendering of these ships.

On August 1, 1801, while cruising off the coast of what is now Libya, the USS Enterprise encountered a Tripolitan polacca (a type of sailing vessel) named “Tripoli.” The Tripolitan vessel was heavily armed and manned by a sizable crew of experienced corsairs.

US Navy casualties were 31 KIA, and 54 wounded; the Marines lost 4 killed and 10 wounded. Many of the casualties occurred when the fire ship USS Intrepid (Captain Somers) was hit by Tripolitan shore batteries and exploded during a sneak attempt to …