What event led stephen decatur to burn the u. s. warship philadelphia?

The USS Philadelphia ran aground in Tripoli Harbor during the first Barbary War.

Decatur led a group of men to sneak aboard the Philadelphia and set it aflame to deny the pirates based in Tripoli the opportunity to pillage and use the Philadelphia in their attacks on merchant vessels.

First Barbary War.

Explanation:

On February 16, 1804, American naval lieutenant Stephen Decatur led a covert mission to burn the USS Philadelphia, an American ship that had fallen into Tripolitan hands, during the First Barbary War.

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the answer you are looking for is letter c. he supported the idea of a un-run war in serbia to bring peace to the area.

supporting this idea was an important step that bill clinton took in order to attempt to secure bosnia and keep the peace there. he led peace reconciliations -known as the dayton agreement- leaving bosnia as a single state made up of two parts with one central government.