Action of 7 July 1804

Action of 7 July 1804
Part of First Barbary War

USS Vixen which played a role in the attack on a Tripolitan galiot.
Date7 July 1804
Location
Near Tripoli (present day Libya)
Result Tripolitanian victory
Belligerents
 United States Tripolitania
Commanders and leaders
James R. Caldwell
John Sword Dorsey		 Unknown
Strength
3 Brig
1 Schooner
2 boats		 1,000 men
1 galiot
Casualties and losses
2 killed
2 wounded		 Unknown

The Action of 7 July 1804 was a military engagement between the US Navy and the Tripolitans near Tripoli. A Tripolitan ship carrying wheat that attempted to enter Tripoli was forced to run ashore by US ships. A US attempt to capture or destroy the vessel was repelled, and the cargo was saved by the Tripolitans.

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