Blood on the Sand: The First Barbary War and the Battle of Derna

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Blood on the Sand: The First Barbary War and the Battle of Derna

Step onto the blistering sands of North Africa in Episode 3 of Leatherneck History and War Stories. We cover the First Barbary War (1801–1805), detailing President Thomas Jefferson's bold decision to combat Barbary piracy. Follow Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon and seven Marines as they lead a 500-mile march across the Libyan desert to execute a daring bayonet charge at the Battle of Derna, raising the U.S. flag on foreign soil for the first time in military history.

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