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  2. William Eaton (23 February 1764 [1] – 1 June 1811 [2]) was a United States Army officer and the diplomatic officer Consul General to Tunis (1797–1803). He played an important diplomatic and military role in the First Barbary War between the United States and Tripoli (1801–1805).

  3. May 28, 2024 · William Eaton was a U.S. Army officer and adventurer who in 1804 led an expedition across the Libyan Desert during the so-called Tripolitan War. After service in the U.S. Army, Eaton was appointed consul at Tunis (1798) by President John Adams.

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  4. Off to Battle the Indians. Eaton soon grew bored with politics and returned to the military as an infantry captain in 1792. He served his second tour under Maj. Gen. Anthony Wayne, affectionately known as “Mad Anthony” by his subordinates.

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  5. William Eaton was an American soldier, diplomat, and adventurer who came to Egypt in 1804 with the blessing of President Thomas Jefferson. Accompanying Eaton as he disembarked from the ship Argus in Alexandria Bay were Lieutenant Presley Neville O’Bannon and a detachment of U. S. Marines.

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  6. William Eaton, the former consul to Tunis, accompanied Barron and came up with a plan to end the war. The United States agreed to support Hamet Karamanali, brother of the bashaw, in an expedition from Egypt against Tripoli.

  7. William Eaton, a citizen of the United States now in Egypt, shall be recognized as general and commander in chief of the land forces which are, or may be, called into service against the common enemy.

  8. Eaton arrived in Tripoli in January 1801 and met repeatedly with Yusef to no avail. Eaton and Cathcart agreed that military intervention was the only answer. Eaton voiced this opinion in an impassioned letter to the Secretary of State dated April 10, 1801.