In 1809 eight (8) marines, and a few hundred mercenaries stormed a Muslim fort in Tripoli, that was defended by 4,000

>in 1809 eight (8) marines, and a few hundred mercenaries stormed a Muslim fort in Tripoli, that was defended by 4,000
>we won

Why are marines so overpowered?

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>napoleonic prussian tactics vs mideval moors
It can be romantic.

why?

they were attacking American merchants

you can say about america all you want, but american soldiers were always some tough motherfuckers.

I thought turks learned about the barbary wars.
Essentially, the barbary states gave the U.S a treaty promising safe passage through their territory for trade. They lied and allowed their pirates to capture and enslave american ships and sailors or extort them for toll. So the U.S invaded tripoli, freed the american sailors, took the ships back, humiliated the pasha, and forced him to actually end the piracy which they were encouraging.
This led to the lost of any reputation that a middle eastern power had at sea given that it was defeated by a 20 year old nation.

to be fair ottomans barely were involved in the wars, it was mainly Morroco and Tripoli

no, they weren't, they wouldn't fight unless they had the upper hand and were better equipped

Morocco wasn't involved you cuck the sultan listed your vessels under vessels that were allowed free passage and usage of our ports and that's it. it was Algerian, Tunisian and Tripolitan pirates under the command of their ottoman pashas that did the pirating

heh you btfo that burger
heh

that is the only way one should fight

>Morroco
We were never at war with Morocco, retard
They're unironically our oldest friend

We've been cucking muslims since 1801

Kebabs saw them eating crayons and just took pity.

I really hate those stupid paintings from this period

why?

>A few hundred mercenaries


They did all the job

fucking brainlets

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composition is retarded

could've chosen a better uniform for your navy

>William Eaton's invasion:
>8 US Marines, William Eaton, 3 Midshipmen, and several civilians
>Approx. 500 Greek and Arab mercenaries

Hmmm you forget something.

Our treaty of friendship was signed in 1786, this war you're talking about apparently happened in 1802 yet it seems it didn't nullify the treaty of friendship since it's still in effect
Quite weird

>At one point, some of the Arabs in the expedition made an attempt to raid the supply wagon, but were beaten back by the Marines and a few Greek artilleryman, who used the expedition's lone cannon. Mutiny continuously threatened the success of the expedition on several occasions. Between March 10 and March 18, several Arab camel drivers mutinied before reaching the sanctuary of the Massouah Castle. From March 22 to March 30, several Arab mercenaries under the command of El Tahib staged mutinies to overpower the greek christian mercenaries but were rebuffed once again.

They were heavy weight rather than assistance.