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The End of the War:
In 1804, Commodore Samuel Barron relieved Preble as squadron commander in the Mediterranean. Barron maintained the close blockade of Tripoli and kept a watch on the other Barbary States. In 1805, Captain John Rodgers continued the blockade with an American squadron of 31 vessels. A Marine Corps detachment under First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon marched across the desert and captured the city of Derna which forced the Pasha to end the war. |