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The story of Stephen Decatur and the scuttling of the USS Philadelphia, an operation which Lord Nelson called "the most bold and daring act of the Age" really deserved its own video.

Thomas Jefferson excelled at arguing both sides of an issue simultaneously; that way he could tell himself he was never wrong

So the bottom line is this: Stand up to bullies and save yourself a bunch of trouble later on.

How to negotiate with pirates - you shoot them until they agree to your terms.
How not to negotiate with pirates - give them money and ships for not attacking your merchant navy.

... or just be a Royal Navy at its prime, so noone wants to mess with you to begin with.

Southern part of Iceland was also raided by the barbar pirates. They are know here as the Turk Pirates and those raids are known as the Turk Raides.

A sad consideration was that the captives were used as motor power for the galleys ,
the barbary pirates were notorious for wearing out their rowers quickly , basically working them to death , tossing the bodies overboard then getting a new batch
this was very efficient and saved on food and water in the cargo hold as long as supply was plentiful

And there I was, laboring under the misunderstanding that Burberry Pirates were notable for their refusal to be seen wearing inferior clothing.

Damn pirates pilfered all my resolutions higher than 360p ...

"Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute" is ironically an American saying from 1797 prompted by the demand to pay bribes to the French foreign minister (the XYZ Affair resulting in the Quasi-War) instead of tribute to Barbary princes.

Pirating was definitely a long established Mediterranean profession.  For example, even Julius Caesar had some experience with them.

Oh Drach, US Marines are very sensitive about their traditions and history.  There is no Marine Corps "Anthem."  It is the "Marines' Hymn."  
Yes, Drill Instructors are very picky about details like that.  
Great History!  Thank you!  Keep up the great work!

Way to go Enterprise, kicking ass over the centuries.

Morroco Kingdom: Hey US, its nice of you gaining independence, well done on getting rid of your colonizers, Congratulations!
Also Morocco: Hey, nice ships you have there

28:50 That painting of US Marines assaulting Derna was painted by Charles Waterhouse, who passed away in 2013. He was a Marine who received a Purple Heart in WWII and became the USMC's only "Artist in Residence" and painted various historical scenes in USMC history from the Continental Marines of the 1770s to US Marines in modern times. I believe the officer depicted here with the red plume holding a musket up and leading his Marines is 1st Lt. Presley O'Bannon, who was later awarded the "sword of the Mamelukes", which serves as the pattern for the current Marine officer's sword, often seen in recruiting ads today. It's a straight blade with an ivory grip, as opposed to the NCO sword, which is a curved blade with a black leather grip.

To steal a line from the History Guy: "Doesn't every good story involve pirates."

You are remarkably fair when discussing the awkward occasions of battle between the cousins.
Most Brits cant resist sneering.

I have read something of these pirate slavers. For many piracy was a side issue with slavery being the main reason for the attacks.

Apparently they raided as far north as Iceland, enslaving an entire village. They did the same in Ireland taking most of the population of a village into slavery. Only two of those taken made it back home. In the 16th century slave ships in the English Channel were taken with attempts to raid towns and villages on the English coast. And, of course the Mediterranean islands such as Malta were frequently raided along with European countries with a Mediterranean coastline.

None of this was new. Piracy in the Mediterranean had been a huge problem for the Romans and remained so until they sent out their navy to kill, capture or drive off the pirates. The irony here is that many of the slaves taken by the pirates were actually sold in Roman slave markets.

As a European I guess I should demand reparations from North Africa...

It's amazing how the European powers put up with this shit for so long.