The Wooden Horse of Troy

This week’s episode will close the chapter on the Quasi-War. We’ll discuss the Marines amphibious landing, a few battles where Marine musket fire caused the enemy to retreat, the signing of the peace treaty, response from Congress after the end of the war, and we’ll introduce a young Second Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon.


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  • “Cutting Out Expedition, 1800.” Naval History and Heritage Command, www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/u/uss-constitutions-battle-record0/cutting-out-expedition-1800.html.

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