[–] Armiger 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Yup, squadrons from the U.S. Navy and a contingent from the Marine Corps got sent over- twice- to deal with the lot of them and the follow-up of the two Barbary Wars came when a combined fleet of the Dutch and British navies shelled Algiers in 1816.
[–] elgindelta 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yup. History, like art.