American–Algerian War (1785–1795)

American–Algerian War
	; Brigantine Polly of Newburyport Captured by Algerine Pirates, 1793
Date	1785–1795
Location	Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean
Result	Algerian victory United States agrees to pay a tribute to Algiers; Establishment of the United States Navy;
Belligerents
Regency of Algiers	United States
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad V	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	180+ captured; 1 brig captured; 53 merchant ships captured

The American-Algerian War was a state of conflict which existed between the Regency of Algiers and the United States that lasted from 1785 to 1795. Occurring after the U.S. became independent from the British Empire as a result of the American Revolutionary War, Algiers declared war on the United States after realizing that American merchant shipping was no longer under the protection of the Royal Navy.