NAVAL WARS WITH FRANCE AND TRIPOLI, THE

Duration: 26 min

Year Published: 1953

Creator: Department of the Navy (Department of Defense)

Color: Color

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Presents through still pictures, using the filmograph technique, the naval history of the United States from 1785 to 1805. Includes scenes of the wars with France (1798-1800), with Tripoli (1801-1805), the arrival of the U S fleet in the Mediterranean, the destruction of the frigate Philadelphia, the bombardment of Tripoli, and the march on Derna.