America’s first war as a nation

This is long, but well worth a read. This is real history, folks.

Anniversary of Americas First Military Victory Over Islam Passes Quietly By

John Guandolo:
April 27th marks the anniversary of a great American military victory, yet most citizens in our nation are simply unaware of the date, and the implications of the event. On April 27, 1805, First Lieutenant Presley O’Bannon, a United States Marine Officer assigned to the USS Argus and under the command of Diplomat William Eaton, led Marines into Battle against the Muslim forces in Tripoli at Derne. This was the first war the United States fought after the revolution and the first time the America flag was planted on foreign soil in combat. And the USA won.
O’Bannon is a legend in the Marine Corps, but this war (and it was a declared war by the U.S. Congress) was the result of years of the U.S. paying more and more tribute to the Muslim nations (Barbary States) to ensure the safe passage of U.S. ships and their crews. This is the reason Letters of Marque are mentioned in our Constitution.

Here is the official account by the U.S. Marine Corps Historical Division:

For many years the United States had maintained peace with the Muslim controlled Barbary States (Algiers, Morocco, Tunis, and Tripoli) by buying treaties and paying tribute to the reigning [Muslim] Pasha. Although Algiers, Morocco, and Tunis were not entirely satisfied, they were more or less complacent, whereas Tripoli continued to make threats against the United States while demanding larger and more frequent payments. Finally, on 14 May 1801, the Muslim Pasha of Tripoli, Yusut Karamanli, indicated his extreme dissatisfaction with our tribute by having the flagstaff cut down in front of our U.S. Consulate.
This act led Congress to a Declaration of War against Tripoli and the sending of U.S. war vessels to the Mediterranean. During a storm one of the ships, the USS Philadelphia, went on the rocks off Tripoli and her crew was captured and imprisoned at Derne. After a bombardment of Tripoli by U.S. vessels and the offer of $100,000 ransom for the crew of the Philadelphia had failed to move the Pasha, William Eaton, Navy Agent for the several Barbary Regencies, suggested forming an alliance with Hamet, elder brother of the reigning sovereign of Tripoli. The plan was approved by the U.S. Government and Eaton commenced putting his plan into execution.
On 29 November 1804, Eaton, First Lieutenant O’Bannon, Midshipmen George Mann, U.S. Navy, and seven Marines landed at Alexandria, Egypt, from the USS Argus, and a few days later proceeded to Cairo. The party arrived at Cairo on 8 January 1805, where they learned that Hamet and a few Tripolitans had joined a band of rebellious Mamelukes who were defying the rule of the Turkish viceroy. Eaton then pushed on to Fiaum where he communicated with Hamet and made arrangements with him for his cooperation with the expedition against Derne, Tripoli. On 8 April, Eaton and his motley army of about 500 men, 100 camels, and a few mules started the long march across the Libyan desert. He arrived at Derne the night of 25 April, and the next day, under a flag of truce, offered terms of amity to the Governor of Derne on condition of allegiance and fidelity to Hamet. The Muslim reply to this offer was ”My head or yours.”

Shortly thereafter, the USS Nautilus arrived in the harbor of Derne, and the next day the USS Argus and Hornet dropped anchor nearby. When the combined land-sea attack commenced on 27 April, Lieutenant O’Bannon, with his Marines, a few Greeks, and as many of the cannoniers as could be spared from the field, passed through a shower of enemy musketry, took possession of one of the enemys batteries, planted the United States flag upon its ramparts and turned the guns upon the enemy. After two hours of hand-to-hand fighting, the stronghold was occupied and for the first time in history the flag of the United States flew over a fortress of the old world.
Today, let us remember the victory of Americas first military victory as a nation after the Revolutionary War … Since Muslims have celebrated their first Islamic military victory of Muslim forces over non-Muslim forces at Obama’s White House: Eid al Fitr, it is relevant for us to simply acknowledge that our first foe defeated in combat as a nation was a Muslim nation. ————————————————————————

Today the following should bother every American:

1. That Muslims have brought about women-only classes and swimming times at taxpayer-funded universities and
public pools;

2. That Christians, Jews, and Hindus have been banned from serving on juries where Muslim defendants are being
judged;

3. Piggy banks and Porky Pig tissue dispensers have been banned from workplaces because they offend Muslim
sensibilities;

4. Ice cream has been discontinued at certain Burger King locations because the picture on the wrapper looks similar
to the Arabic script for Allah;

5. Public schools, restaurants, & grocery outlets are removing pork from their menus and shelves;

6. On and on and on and on….

The Muslim onslought is death by a thousand cuts, or inch-by-inch as some refer to it. Most Americans have no idea that this battle is being waged every day across America. By not fighting back, by allowing liberal groups and dishonest liberal media to obfuscate what is really happening, and not insisting that the Islamists adapt to our own culture, the United States is cutting its own throat with a politically correct knife, and helping to further the Muslim’s agenda. Sadly, it appears that today, America’s leadership would rather be politically correct than victorious!.. Any doubts, just Google “Thomas Jefferson vs. the Muslim World.” or “The Barbary Coast”

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Muslims in Thomas Jefferson’s time:
Today’s Washington leadership have not learned history’s lesson from our previous competent leaders. Washington, Adams, Jefferson, other presidents, and the many leaders of the 18th century made it possible for us to have the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. NO Muslim prophet who preaches hate and death is going to easily take that from us. However, government may give our freedom away from what I see happening. A rock can be worn away by water landing on it drop by drop over time. Time is on the side of the Muslims.

We had a different competence of leadership back then. When Jefferson saw there was no negotiating with Muslims, he dispatched what is the now the USMC. These Marines were attached to U. S. ships. When the Muslims attacked U.S. ships, they were repulsed by Marines.

What is today’s Congress stalling for?

Where is today’s outcry to do the same? Answer: It has been replaced by political correctness and Congress inaction! This was unacceptable to Jefferson. Jefferson’s greatest fear was that someday this brand of Islam would return and pose an even greater threat to the United States … Today, Islam is here big time, and our leadership treats Muslim fanaticism as if it were just a different version of Catholic, Presbyterian, or Methodist. IT IS NOT; Islam never was! Islam is a satanic agenda to rule the world by killing the people they consider non-believers! We are making it easy for them by welcoming them in to our country and giving in to their demands … WHY is our government doing this? I believe the reason is based on lack of historical knowledge, stupidity, and a lack of intelligent, dynamic leadership!

By not fighting back, by allowing groups to obfuscate what is really happening, and not insisting that the Islamists adapt to our own culture, the United States is cutting its own throat with a politically correct knife, and helping to further the Islamists agenda. Sadly, it appears that today America’s leaders would rather be politically correct than victorious! And I mean today’s Congress!! {If you have any doubts about the above information, Google “Thomas Jefferson vs. the Muslim World.“}

Today’s Federal-government-controlled education system no longer teaches the truth of American History or Civics in our schools, so our country is now destined to repeat the stupidity of the past.