John Narborough
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Admiral Sir John Narborough was an English naval commander. He served with distinction in the Anglo-Dutch Wars and against the pirates of the Barbary Coast. He is also known for leading a poorly understood expedition to Valdivia and Patagonia in 1670–1671. In the 1680s he was involved in the scavenging of wrecked Spanish treasure ships.
Sir John suppressing Barbary pirates 14–24 January 1676
Knowlton Court, Kent
Both Sir John and his sons have memorials in Knowlton church.
Narborough was knighted after the Battle of Sole Bay in 1672.
Tripoli, Libya
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Tripoli is the capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.183 million people in 2023. It is located in the northwest of Libya on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean Sea and forming a bay. It includes the port of Tripoli and the country's largest commercial and manufacturing center. It is also the site of the University of Tripoli.
Image: Tripoli at night sky
Image: Tripoli Central Business District from Oea Park
Image: Marcus Aurelius Arch Tripoli Libya
Image: Tripoli panoramio