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Burning of the Philadelphia
Seventy Marines and sailors, led by Navy Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, board the captured U.S. Frigate Philadelphia in Tripoli Harbor and set it ablaze, 16 February 1804.
(Official U.S. Navy Photo KN-10849)

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