William Eaton

William Eaton (23 Februari 1764 – 1 Juni 1811) adalah seorang perwira Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat dan diplomatik Konsul Jenderal untuk Tunis (1797–1803). Ia memainkan peran diplomatik dan militer yang penting dalam Perang Barbaria Pertama antara Amerika Serikat dan Tripoli (1801-1805). Ia memimpin kemenangan militer asing pertama Amerika Serikat pada Pertempuran Derne dengan merebut kota subyek Tripoli Derne, Libya untuk mendukung pemulihan pasha (monarki lokal), Hamet Caramelli.

Referensi

Daftar pustaka 

 Adams, Henry. The History of the United States During the First Administration of Jefferson, Part II. Library of America. 2005 
 The Life of the Late General William Eaton: Principally Collected from his Correspondence and Other Manuscripts. Edited by Charles Prentiss. Printed by E. Merriam and Company, Brookfield, 1813

Bacaan lanjutan 

 London, Joshua E. Victory in Tripoli: How America's War with the Barbary Pirates Established the U.S. Navy and Shaped a Nation. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005. 
 Roberts, Kenneth. Lydia Bailey. New York: Doubleday, 1947. . Eaton appears as a major character in this historical novel.
 Smethurst, David. Tripoli: The United States' First War on Terror. New York: Presidio Press, 2006. 
 Wheelan, Joseph. Jefferson's War: America's First War on Terror, 1801–1805. New York: Carroll & Graf, 2003. .
 Zacks, Richard. The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805. New York: Hyperion, 2005. .

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Kelahiran 1764
Kematian 1811
Alumni Kolese Dartmouth
Tokoh dari Woodstock, Connecticut
Tokoh dari Brimfield, Massachusetts