What the records say
- When
- 1 Mar 1808
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 12.00° N, 3.00° E
Placed at the area around the region it links, West Africa.
Summary
The slave trade is abolished by the United Kingdom in all of its colonies as the Slave Trade Act 1807 takes effect. This year, the British Royal Navy establishes the West Africa Squadron on the coast of West Africa to enforce the abolitionist Blockade of Africa.
Blockade of Africa
British Royal Navy suppression of the Atlantic slave trade
The Blockade of Africa began in 1808 after the United Kingdom outlawed the Atlantic slave trade, making it illegal for British ships to transport slaves. The Royal Navy immediately established a presence off Africa to enforce the ban, called the West Africa Squadron.
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