1814 - Sloop-of-war Peacock captures British Stranger, Venus,
Adiona, and Fortitude.
1815 - Commodore Stephen Decatur's squadron arrives at Tripoli
to collect reparations for seizure of American merchant ships
in violation of Treaty of 1805.
For more information about naval history,
visit the Naval Historical Center Web site at
www.history.navy.mil
