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In 1803 on board his flagship, USS ''Constitution'', Preble sailed against the [[Barbary pirates]] as Commodore of a seven-ship, thousand-man squadron. In October of that year he established a peace treaty with the Emperor of Morocco, and then effected a blockade of the harbor of Tripoli. Preble and his Tripolitan campaign became one of the focal points for the development of the fighting tradition of the U.S. Navy. Not satisfied with a passive blockade, Preble attacked the harbor, which was well-fortified and defended by 25,000 men. In a series of daring raids, Preble's men caused severe damage and inflicted heavy causalities, a direct result of strenuous training and bold thinking. Preble's influence extended not only to events of his time, but also to the later successes of [[Stephen Decatur]], [[William Bainbridge]], [[Charles Stewart]], [[Isaac Hull]], and [[David Porter]], all of whom served under his command at Tripoli. In 1804 Preble returned to the United States to supervise the construction of gunboats. He died a few years later on August 25, 1807.
In 1803 on board his flagship, USS ''Constitution'', Preble sailed against the [[Barbary pirates]] as Commodore of a seven-ship, thousand-man squadron. In October of that year he established a peace treaty with the Emperor of Morocco, and then effected a blockade of the harbor of Tripoli. Preble and his Tripolitan campaign became one of the focal points for the development of the fighting tradition of the U.S. Navy. Not satisfied with a passive blockade, Preble attacked the harbor, which was well-fortified and defended by 25,000 men. In a series of daring raids, Preble's men caused severe damage and inflicted heavy causalities, a direct result of strenuous training and bold thinking. Preble's influence extended not only to events of his time, but also to the later successes of [[Stephen Decatur]], [[William Bainbridge]], [[Charles Stewart]], [[Isaac Hull]], and [[David Porter]], all of whom served under his command at Tripoli. In 1804 Preble returned to the United States to supervise the construction of gunboats. He died a few years later on August 25, 1807.
==Links==
==Links==
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/text/preble.html Papers of Edward Preble, Library of Congress]
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/text/preble.html Papers of Edward Preble, Library of Congress]
*[http://www.preble.navy.mil/ USS ''Preble'' DDG-88]
*[http://www.preble.navy.mil/ USS ''Preble'' DDG-88]