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African Squadron general orders : Official Records 1843-1844.
Life at Sea : Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Perry, Matthew, author.
- Series:
- Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2629
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Navies.
- Sailors.
- South Atlantic Ocean.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022.
- Summary:
- General orders and circulars issued by Commodore Matthew Perry to the commanders of the U.S. Navy ships MACEDONIAN, PREBLE, and PORPOISE. The "African Squadron" was sent to patrol the west coast of Africa and nearby islands to help suppress the slave trade in 1843.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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