| Conflict: | Bombardment of Tripoli |
| Partof: | Tripolitanian-Neapolitan War |
| Date: | 23–29 August 1828 |
| Place: | Tripoli (present day Libya) |
| Result: | Tripolitanian victory |
| Combatant1: | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies |
| Combatant2: | Tripolitania |
| Commander1: | Baron Alphonso Sosi de Caraffa |
| Commander2: | Yusuf Karamanli |
| Strength1: | 1 Ship of the Line 2 Frigates 1 Brig 2 Corvettes 1 Schooner 12 gunboats and mortar boats |
| Strength2: | 20 vessels shore batteries |
| Casualties1: | Unkown |
| Casualties2: | One donkey[1] |
The Bombardment of Tripoli in 1828 was a naval engagement fought between the navies of Tripoli and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. After the Pasha of Tripoli demanded money from the Kingdom of Two Sicilies in exchange for peace, the Neapolitan government sent a squadron to Tripoli to refuse the Tripolitanian demands and attempt to coerce the Tripolitanians away from war. Upon receiving the news that the Neapolitans refused the Tripolitanians demands, the Pasha declared war on the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
As a result of the Pasha's declaration of war the Neapolitan squadron offshore began a blockade of the coast of Tripoli on 23 August 1828. The Neapolitans attempted to move into the harbor to bombard the city into submission but were forced into an engagement with the Tripolitanian navy and repelled. The next few days saw further unsuccessful attempts by the Neapolitans at bombarding the city and engaging the Tripolitanian fleet. Suffering losses and having made no progress against forcing Tripoli to abandon its demands for payment, the Neapolitan fleet withdrew on 29 August and sailed back to Naples. The war continued on uneventfully to October when through French mediation the Neapolitans finally acquiesced to the Tripolitanian demands.
Charles Ferro also addressed this loss by saying: “...the fleet stopped outside the port of Tripoli for nine days, even though it bombed the city with four hundred and nineteen bombs, and one thousand five hundred pounds. The city did not suffer any damage as a result of the violent bombardment, if not a single person, nor Any home is damaged, as Charles Ferro praised Tripolitanian fleet bravery and intelligence"[2]