The Barbary Pirates

History of the Marine Corps

English - March 04, 2020 17:48 - 28 minutes - 39.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
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Previous Episode: Quasi-War: The Wooden Horse of Troy

Next Episode: Barbary Wars: To the Shores of Tripoli (Part 1)

The Barbary Wars is a whole new chapter for the Marines. Congress sold America's ships, disbanded the Marine Corps, and significantly decreased the size of the Army. America didn't have a military and the Barbary states took advantage of this situation. This episode will focus mostly on the history of the Barbary pirates and we'll take a look at how this ultimately impacted the new nation.

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