Waging War Across the Ocean

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dc.contributor.advisorPalmer, Michael A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWarburton, Seth C.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMaritime Studiesen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-22T15:17:06Z
dc.date.available2011-08-22T15:17:06Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Barbary Wars, fought against Tripoli from 1801-05 and Algiers in 1815, were among the first overseas operations for the young United States Navy. Historians have explored the combat that took place and chronicled the daring deeds of some of America's first military heroes. Also heavily explored are the impact of these conflicts on both the navy and the nation's place in the world. Inadequate attention, however, has been paid to how the wars were managed and won, and that is the focus of this study.   Commanders' decisions outside combat proved far more important than any heroics they displayed in battle. The commodores had a wide range of duties and significant latitude in the direction of their squadrons. The lack of previous naval operations in the Mediterranean and the long time required for cross ocean communications necessitated this. In a war with few actual engagements, commanders made their most important decisions away from the battlefield.  Each year of the conflict, a new commodore relieved the old. Comparing the success of each with that of his predecessor and successor allows an evaluation of each commodore. From the miserable tenure of Richard Morris to the brilliant victory of Stephen Decatur Jr., each commodore demonstrated that good decision-making in areas such as supply, fleet disposition and negotiation outweighed the importance of heroics in battle.  en_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
dc.format.extent197 p.en_US
dc.format.mediumdissertations, academicen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/3676
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherEast Carolina Universityen_US
dc.subjectAmerican historyen_US
dc.subjectAlgiers (Algeria)en_US
dc.subjectBarbary Warsen_US
dc.subjectTripoli (Libya)en_US
dc.subjectUnited States. Navyen_US
dc.subject.lcshUnited States--History--Tripolitan War, 1801-1805
dc.subject.lcshUnited States--History--War with Algeria, 1815
dc.subject.lcshUnited States. Navy--History--19th century
dc.subject.lcshDale, Richard, 1756-1826
dc.subject.lcshMorris, Richard V. (Richard Valentine), 1768-1815
dc.subject.lcshPreble, Edward, 1761-1807
dc.subject.lcshBarron, Samuel, d. 1810
dc.subject.lcshDecatur, Stephen, 1779-1820
dc.titleWaging War Across the Oceanen_US
dc.typeMaster's Thesisen_US

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