The Second Barbary War ( 1815 ) or the U.S.–Algerian war was fought Hostile_encounter between the United States and the North African Barbary Coast states of Tripoli , Tunis , and Ottoman Algeria .

The Second Barbary War ( 1815 ) or the U.S.–Algerian war was fought Hostile_encounter between the United States and the North African Barbary Coast states of Tripoli , Tunis , and Ottoman Algeria .

The western nations built Building ever more sophisticated and expensive ships which the Barbary pirates could not match Competition in numbers or technology .

There was a continuing campaign Military_operation by various European navies and the American navy to suppress Hold the piracy against Europeans by the North African Barbary states .

It was the first successful pirate seizure of a ship registered Writing under the American flag since the early 19th century — many news reports referenced Adducing the last pirate seizure as being during the Second Barbary War in 1815 , although other incidents had occurred Coming_to_be as late as 1821 .

The First Barbary War ( 1801–1805 ) , also known as the Tripolitanian War and the Barbary Coast War , was the first of two Barbary Wars , in which the United States and Sweden fought Hostile_encounter against the four North African states known collectively as the `` Barbary States '' .

The First Barbary War ( 1801–1805 ) , also known as the Tripolitanian War and the Barbary Coast War , was the first of two Barbary Wars , in which the United States and Sweden fought Hostile_encounter against the four North African states known collectively as the `` Barbary States '' .

The First Barbary War ( 1801–1805 ) , also known as the Tripolitanian War and the Barbary Coast War , was the first of two Barbary Wars , in which the United States and Sweden fought Hostile_encounter against the four North African states known collectively as the `` Barbary States '' .

The First Barbary War ( 1801–1805 ) , also known as the Tripolitanian War and the Barbary Coast War , was the first of two Barbary Wars , in which the United States and Sweden fought Hostile_encounter against the four North African states known collectively as the `` Barbary States '' .

The cause of the U.S. participation was pirates from the Barbary States seizing Committing_crime American merchant ships and holding Hold the crews for ransom , demanding Request the U.S. pay Commerce_pay tribute to the Barbary rulers .

The cause of the U.S. participation was pirates from the Barbary States seizing Committing_crime American merchant ships and holding Hold the crews for ransom , demanding Request the U.S. pay Commerce_pay tribute to the Barbary rulers .

The Barbary Wars Hostile_encounter were a series of conflicts Violence culminating Process_end in two main wars Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter between the United States , Sweden , and the Barbary states ( Ottoman Empire , including Tunis , Algiers , and Tripoli ) of North Africa in the late 18th and early 19th centuries .

The Barbary Wars Hostile_encounter were a series of conflicts Violence culminating Process_end in two main wars Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter between the United States , Sweden , and the Barbary states ( Ottoman Empire , including Tunis , Algiers , and Tripoli ) of North Africa in the late 18th and early 19th centuries .

The Barbary pirates demanded Request tribute from American merchant vessels in the Mediterranean Sea .

By the 16th century , the Ottomans had become Becoming a serious threat to the European powers , with Ottoman ships sweeping away Venetian possessions in the Aegean and Ionian seas and Ottoman-supported Barbary pirates seizing Spanish possessions in the Maghreb .