- The
Mashouda or
Meshuda was the
Algerian fleet flagship of
admiral Raïs
Hamidou during the
Second Barbary War.
Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr. of the United...
- Decatur, Jr., met and
engaged the
flagship of the
Algerine Navy, the
frigate Meshuda under Admiral Hamidou.
After a
sharp action, Decatur's
squadron captured...
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armed vessels there. The
Tripolitan forces consisted of the 28-gun
xebec Meshuda, two
other xebecs of
similar size and
three smaller vessels.
Although the...
- the
Algerian coast, the
frigate Constellation drove the 44-gun
frigate Meshuda, the
flagship of the
Algerian Fleet,
under the guns of Decatur's flagship...
- the
capture of the 44 (or 46)-gun
frigate Meshuda (or Mashuda).
Epervier fired nine
broadsides into
Meshuda to
induce her to surrender,
after Guerriere...
-
Algiers on 3 July 1815, in
which Decatur agreed to
return the
captured Meshuda and Estedio. The
Algerians returned all
American captives,
estimated to...
- 1815 Rank Captain, then
Admiral Base of
operations Oran,
Algiers Commands Meshuda Portuguesa Stedio Battles/wars American-Algerian War (1785-1795) French...
- on 22 July and
remained in that port
blockading the
Tripolitan cruiser Meshuda lest she
escape and prey on
American shipping. It was not
until 8 April...
-
route to Algiers, Decatur's
squadron encountered the
Algerian flagship Meshuda, and, in the
Action of 17 June 1815,
captured it. Not long afterward, the...
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attacked and
captured an
Algerian brig.
After capturing the
Algerian flagship Meshuda and
sending her to
Cartagena under the
escort of USS Macedonian, Stephen...