![#OTD in 1804 the @usnavy followed up its blockade of the Tripoli harbor begun in 1802 with an attack led by @USS_Constitution Captain Edward Preble. After a series of attacks by the Mediterranean Squadron against Tripoli, the Bashaw eventually negotiated for peace. The draft treaty to end the war with Tripoli in 1805 was signed in Constitution’s cabin. [Photo: Bombardment of Tripoli, oil painting by Michele Felice Cornè] #USNavy #Navy #military #maritime #Boston #American #history #heritage #museum](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s150x150/e35/c131.0.288.288/20686895_210173056180128_7639241407776948224_n.jpg "#OTD in 1804 the @usnavy followed up its blockade of the Tripoli harbor begun in 1802 with an attack led by @USS_Constitution Captain Edward Preble. After a series of attacks by the Mediterranean Squadron against Tripoli, the Bashaw eventually negotiated for peace. The draft treaty to end the war with Tripoli in 1805 was signed in Constitution’s cabin. [Photo: Bombardment of Tripoli, oil painting by Michele Felice Cornè] #USNavy #Navy #military #maritime #Boston #American #history #heritage #museum")
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