Action of 22 June 1803

Action of 22 June 1803
Part of First Barbary War
Date 22 June 1803 Location Near Tripoli (present day Libya) Result United States victory
Belligerents
United States	Ottoman vilayet of Tripoli
Commanders and leaders
John Rodgers	unknown
Strength
1 frigate, 1 schooner	1 polacre, 9 gunboats
Casualties and losses
none	1 polacre sunk, unknown human casualties

The Action of 22 June 1803 was a naval battle between the United States Navy and the Tripolitan Navy during the First Barbary War. Two ships from the American squadron blockading Tripoli, the USS John Adams and the USS Enterprise, met and engaged a Tripolitan polacre along with nine gunboats. After fighting a sharp action for forty five minutes the gunboats veered off and the polacre was abandoned. The Tripolitians later retook the polacre and were reengaged by the Americans before the vessel was destroyed in a large explosion.

Aftermath

The destruction of the Tripolitan polacre was the greatest victory the American navy had yet inflicted over the Tripolitans. As such the confidence and morale of the American Mediterranean squadron ran so high that its commander saw no further need to blockade Tripoli and withdrew his vessels.

References

• London, Joshua (2005). Victory in Tripoli. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-44415-4. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)