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The Barbary Wars (1801-1805, 1815)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbary_Wars
"The motives pleading for war rather than tribute are numerous and honorable; those opposing them mean and short-sighted" -President Thomas Jefferson
"Repel force by force" -President Thomas Jefferson
"Unauthorized by the Constitution, without the sanction of Congress, to go beyond the line of defense, the vessel, being disabled from committing further hostilities, was liberated with its crew. The Legislature will doubtless consider whether, by authorizing measures of offense also, they will place our force on an equal footing with that of its adversaries." -President Thomas Jefferson
"Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute" -President Thomas Jefferson
"Our duty to attack was founded on the Laws of the Prophet, that it is written in the Koran, that all nations who should not have acknowledged the Prophet were sinners, that it is our right and duty to make war upon them wherever they could be found, and to make slaves of all we could take as Prisoners, and every Musselman who should be slain in Battle was sure to go to Paradise." -Sidi Haji Abdul Rahman Adja (Tripoli's Envoy or Ambassador to Britain)
"My policy and my views are to increase, not to diminish the number of my American slaves; and not for a million dollars would I release them." -Haji Ali, the new Dey of Algiers
"If the United States will have a free commerce in this sea, they must defend it." -William Eaton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Derna_(1805)
"The American Commander, with a small force, and in a short space of time, has done more for the cause of Christianity than the most powerful nations of Christendom have done for ages!" -Pope Pius VII
“This is the story of how a new nation, saddled with war debt and desperate to establish credibility, was challenged by four Muslim powers. Our merchant ships were captured and the crews enslaved. Despite its youth, America would do what established western powers chose not to do: stand up to intimidation and lawlessness.” ― Brian Kilmeade, Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History (2015)
This is a couple of wars that most people are not aware of. Here's a funny history lesson for those interested:
The Fat Electrician's
America Dismantles Pirate Nations For Touching Their Boats - The Barbary Wars
Here is a local thread on him: https://haunt2003.com/index.php/community/humor/the-fat-electrician/
Though not entirely time period appropriate, due to its dedication to this moment in our nation's history, starting with its very first lines, I find it impossible not to put the Marine Corps Hymn here. I'll place it later again in its proper timeline...
Marine Corps Hymn (all verses) (1867, adopted 1929)
from www.mcleaguelibrary.org
Marines’ Hymn Lyrics
From the Halls of Montezuma
To the Shores of Tripoli;
We fight our country's battles
In the air, on land and sea;
First to fight for right and freedom
And to keep our honor clean;
We are proud to claim the title
of United States Marine.Our flag's unfurled to every breeze
From dawn to setting sun;
We have fought in ev'ry clime and place
Where we could take a gun;
In the snow of far-off Northern lands
And in sunny tropic scenes;
You will find us always on the job
The United States Marines.Here's health to you and to our Corps
Which we are proud to serve
In many a strife we've fought for life
And never lost our nerve;
If the Army and the Navy
Ever look on Heaven's scenes;
They will find the streets are guardedBy United States Marines.
"Whether the United States shall continue passive under these … accumulating wrongs, or, opposing force to force in defense of their national rights, shall commit a just cause into the hands of the Almighty Disposer of Events, … is a solemn question which the Constitution wisely confides to the legislative department of the Government. In recommending it to their early deliberations I am happy in the assurance that the decision will be worthy the enlightened and patriotic councils of a virtuous, a free, and a powerful nation." —President James Madison, War Message to Congress Washington, June 1, 1812
"Alas, I can descry only groups of military wandering in all directions, as if there was a lack of arms, or of spirit to fight for their own fireside! [...] I insist on waiting until the large picture of Gen. Washington is secured." -- First Lady Dolley Madison, writing to her sister as the British attacked Washington, D.C., 1814
"We have met the enemy and they are ours." - Oliver Hazard Perry, 1813
from www.nps.gov/articles/met-the-enemy-4.htm
Perry’s counterblows forced Barclay to surrender his entire squadron— something that had never happened in British naval history. After the battle, Perry sent his famous dispatch to Major General William Henry Harrison: “We have met the enemy and they are ours. Two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop.”
"History will remember those who stood tall in the face of adversity, and I intend to be one of them." - Andrew Jackson
"In the darkest of times, it is the light within us that shines the brightest." - Andrew Jackson
"The power of the American dream lies in the hands of those who are willing to fight for it." -Andrew Jackson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_New_Orleans
