Barbary Wars: To the Shores of Tripoli (Part 3)
History of the Marine Corps
English - April 08, 2020 23:56 - 20 minutes - 19.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsHistory Education americanhistory history marinehistory militaryhistory semperfi semperfidelis unitedstatesmarinecorps usmc Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This episode gets into Eaton’s plan to attack Derne and restore the rightful heir to the throne. We’ll talk about the march from Alexandria to Derne and discuss the first wave of the battle. The Marines shine during this fight and it’s clear why the words “To the Shores of Tripoli” are memorialized in the Marines Hymn.