Barbary War

Barbary War may refer to:

  • First Barbary War (1801–1805), fought between the United States and the Barbary States
  • Second Barbary War (1815), fought between the United States and the Barbary states
  • 2011 military intervention in Libya, fought between the United States and the Libyan government under Gaddafi, referred to as Third Barbary War

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