Editing William Bainbridge (section)

===Second Barbary War===
{{See also|Piracy in the Caribbean}}
[[File:United States squadron under Com. Bainbridge returning triumphant from the Mediterranean in 1815 - J.B. Fanning des. ; G.G. Smith sc. LCCN2012645429.jpg|thumb|The United States ''Mediterranean'' squadron of 1815]]
After the conclusion of the war with Britain, the United States engaged in the [[Second Barbary War]] of 1815 (also known as the ''Algerian War''). It was the second of two wars fought between the [[United States]] and the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Empire's]] [[North Africa]]n regencies of [[Ottoman Tripolitania|Tripoli]], [[Beylik of Tunis|Tunis]], and [[Regency of Algiers|Algeria]] known collectively as the [[Barbary states]]. On March 3, 1815, the US Congress authorized deployment of naval power against the Regency of Algiers, and two squadrons were assembled and readied for war. Bainbridge served against the Barbary pirates and was commander of the US squadron sent to Algiers to enforce a blockade, show the extent of American naval resources and determination and enforce the neutrality and peace that was established by [[Stephen Decatur]] and William Shaler. The war ended in 1815 with the victory of the United States.<ref>[[#Harris|Harris, 1837]] pp. 198–200</ref>