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COMMANDER // 1761–1807

Edward Preble

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Lifespan

1761 – 1807

1770178017901800First Barbary War · 1801-1805Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor — August 3, 1804 · United States · First Barbary War

Active service 1804 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 43.

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Commodore Edward Preble was an American naval officer who served in the American Revolutionary War and the First Barbary War, leading attacks on Tripoli and forming the officer corps that would go on to command the United States Navy during the War of 1812.

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Battles (1)

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