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| 19th century in the united kingdom | |
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The West Africa Squadron was assisted by forces from the United States Navy , starting in 1820 with the USS Cyane . Initially this consisted of a few ships, but was eventually formalised by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 into the Africa Squadron . The West Africa Squadron was credited with capturing 595 slave ships between 1843 and 1861 , with the United States Navy capturing a further 24 ships. REFERENCES
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