Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor

Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor
	Part of the First Barbary War
	; Burning of the frigate Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli, 16 February 1804, Edward Moran
Date	July 14, 1804
Location	Tripoli, Eyalet of Tripolitania32°54′8″N 13°11′9″E / 32.90222°N 13.18583°E
Result	Tripolitanian victory
Belligerents
Tripolitania	United States
Commanders and leaders
Yusuf Karamanli	Edward Preble
Strength
1 brig ; 2 schooners ; 2 galleys ; 19 gunboats	1 frigate ; 3 brigs ; 3 schooners ; 2 bomb vessels ; 10 gunboats ; 1 bomb ketch
Casualties and losses
Unknown	54 killed and wounded ; 1 frigate scuttled ; 1 bomb ketch sunk

The Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor was a naval action that occurred during the American naval blockade which took place in Tripoli Harbor on July 14, 1804. The battle was part of the First Barbary War between forces of the United States and the forces of the Eyalet of Tripolitania.

^ Naval Documents Related to the United States Wars With the Barbary Powers, Vol. 4, Naval Operations Including Diplomatic Background from April to September 6, 1804. (Washington, DC: Office of Naval Records and Library, 1942): 292-310