History of the U.S. Navy - The Naval Wars with France and Tripoli 1798-1805
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Date: 2009-06-04

Department of the Navy

History of the U.S. Navy - The Naval Wars with France and Tripoli 1798-1805
AVA04332VNB1, FN6943 b, 1953

Using the filmograph technique, the video describes U. S. Naval history from 1785 to 1805. Scenes of the wars with France and Tripoli include the arrival of the U. S. fleet in the Mediterranean, the destruction of the frigate Philadelphia, the bombardment of the boat.