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DECATUR'S CRUISE TO ALGIERS

DECATUR'S CRUISE TO ALGIERS. On 2 March 1815, the United States declared war on Algiers for its hostility during the War of 1812. On 20 May, Capt. Stephen Decatur sailed with three frigates, three brigs, two schooners, and a sloop — the Guerri è re being his flagship. Off Cape Gata, Spain, on 17 June, he captured the Algerian frigate Mashuda and killed its commander, Reis Hammida. Arriving at Algiers on 28 June, Decatur immediately negotiated a treaty with the frightened dey of Algiers, providing for release of American ...

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