Action of 1 August 1801 Part of the First Barbary War USS Enterprise fighting the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli. William Bainbridge Hoff, 1878 Date 1 August 1801 Location between Tripoli (present day Libya) and Malta Result American victory Belligerents United States Eyalet of Tripolitania Commanders and leaders Andrew Sterett Rais Mahomet Rous[1] Strength 1 schooner 90 men 1 polacca 80 men[2] Casualties and losses None 1 polacca disabled 30 killed 30 wounded