Royal Navy Versus the Slave Traders
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Author | : Bernard Edwards |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015076155897 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Royal Navy Versus the Slave Traders by : Bernard Edwards
Book excerpt: On March 16, 1807, the British Parliament passed The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. In the following year the Royal Navy's African Squadron was formed, its mission to stop and search ships at sea suspected of carrying slaves from Africa to the Americas and the Middle East.