27 April 1805 A.D. TRIPOLI, LIBYA: LT O’Bannon, United States Marines, Battle of Derna, and “…from halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli…”
27 April 1805 A.D. TRIPOLI, LIBYA: LT O’Bannon, United States Marines, Battle of Derna, and “…from halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli…” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSRlQPD6Xiw http://www.navy.mil/search/display_history.asp 1805 - With naval bombardment from USS Nautilus, USS Hornet, and USS Argus, Lt. Presley OBannon leads his Marines to attack Derne, Tripoli, and raises the first U.S. flag over foreign soil. The Battle of Derna was the Marines' first battle on foreign soil, and is notably recalled in the first verse of the Marines Hymn. 1813 - A U.S. naval squadron under the command of Commodore Isaac Chauncey supports an attack on York (now Toronto), Canada, of nearly 1,800 troops under Gen. Zebulon Pike during the War of 1812. 1944 - USS Bluegill (SS 242) torpedoes the Japanese light cruiser Yubari west of Sonsorol Island, while USS Halibut (SS 232) sinks Japanese minelayer off Okinawa. 1952 - During the Korean War, USS Samuel N. Moore (DD 747) c...