After leading a daring raid to destroy the captured U.S. frigate Philadelphia in Tripoli Harbor in 1804, Decatur returned to America as national hero and was given a direct promotion from lieutenant to captain.
Na zijn stoutmoedige leiding bij de aanval waarbij het door de Barbarijse piraten gekaapte Amerikaans fregat de "USS Philadelphia" in de haven van Tripoli werd vernietigd in 1804, keerde Decatur terug naar Amerika als nationale held en werd hij meteen gepromoveerd van luitenant tot kapitein.
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