![History of War on Twitter: "The Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 – tasked with hunting down and stopping Slave Ships #AntiSlaveryDay… https://t.co/02ayeeyXt6" History of War on Twitter: "The Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 – tasked with hunting down and stopping Slave Ships #AntiSlaveryDay… https://t.co/02ayeeyXt6"](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMZ6xtSX4AA6Ujy.jpg)
History of War on Twitter: "The Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 – tasked with hunting down and stopping Slave Ships #AntiSlaveryDay… https://t.co/02ayeeyXt6"
![The West Africa Squadron seconds away from intercepting another slave ship (1820 , Colourised) - 9GAG The West Africa Squadron seconds away from intercepting another slave ship (1820 , Colourised) - 9GAG](https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/aR7Vv95_460s.jpg)
The West Africa Squadron seconds away from intercepting another slave ship (1820 , Colourised) - 9GAG
![Steve Howarth 'After Abolition' How proud can Britain be of the Royal Navy's efforts to end the Atlantic Slave Trade in the 19th Century? Steven Howarth. - ppt download Steve Howarth 'After Abolition' How proud can Britain be of the Royal Navy's efforts to end the Atlantic Slave Trade in the 19th Century? Steven Howarth. - ppt download](https://images.slideplayer.com/36/10670361/slides/slide_9.jpg)
Steve Howarth 'After Abolition' How proud can Britain be of the Royal Navy's efforts to end the Atlantic Slave Trade in the 19th Century? Steven Howarth. - ppt download
![Is there a memorial for the West Africa Squadron in general? Is there one for the RN Sailors and Marines who died to end slavery specifically? - Quora Is there a memorial for the West Africa Squadron in general? Is there one for the RN Sailors and Marines who died to end slavery specifically? - Quora](https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-6087d947640d5a8381a91a117f8cbb9d.webp)
Is there a memorial for the West Africa Squadron in general? Is there one for the RN Sailors and Marines who died to end slavery specifically? - Quora
![Royal Navy Versus the Slave Traders: Enforcing Abolition at Sea 1808-1898: Amazon.co.uk: Edwards, Bernard: 9781844156337: Books Royal Navy Versus the Slave Traders: Enforcing Abolition at Sea 1808-1898: Amazon.co.uk: Edwards, Bernard: 9781844156337: Books](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/514ZcnfAQEL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg)
Royal Navy Versus the Slave Traders: Enforcing Abolition at Sea 1808-1898: Amazon.co.uk: Edwards, Bernard: 9781844156337: Books
![Slavery and the U.S. Navy's Africa Squadron | Naval History Magazine - February 2019 Volume 33, Number 1 Slavery and the U.S. Navy's Africa Squadron | Naval History Magazine - February 2019 Volume 33, Number 1](https://www.usni.org/sites/default/files/Jampoler-NH-JP-19%201.jpg)
Slavery and the U.S. Navy's Africa Squadron | Naval History Magazine - February 2019 Volume 33, Number 1
![Royal Navy sailors were appalled by conditions on slave ships, but those they 'rescued' rarely experienced true freedom Royal Navy sailors were appalled by conditions on slave ships, but those they 'rescued' rarely experienced true freedom](https://images.theconversation.com/files/308810/original/file-20200107-123389-1qh2mwp.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=359%2C97%2C1193%2C596&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop)
Royal Navy sailors were appalled by conditions on slave ships, but those they 'rescued' rarely experienced true freedom
![The key role of African seamen in the Royal Navy's anti-slavery campaign | National Museum of the Royal Navy The key role of African seamen in the Royal Navy's anti-slavery campaign | National Museum of the Royal Navy](https://www.nmrn.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/event-image-large/public/field/image/hms_black_joke.e_vers.jpg?itok=_019GudY)
The key role of African seamen in the Royal Navy's anti-slavery campaign | National Museum of the Royal Navy
![Britain's War Against the Slave Trade: The Operations of the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron 1807–1867: Sullivan, Anthony: 9781526717931: Amazon.com: Books Britain's War Against the Slave Trade: The Operations of the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron 1807–1867: Sullivan, Anthony: 9781526717931: Amazon.com: Books](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91eLhLDWl6L.jpg)
Britain's War Against the Slave Trade: The Operations of the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron 1807–1867: Sullivan, Anthony: 9781526717931: Amazon.com: Books
![Allum Bokhari on Twitter: "This is the HMS Queen Charlotte (1810), a Royal Navy ship of the line that served in the West Africa Squadron. Between 1808 and 1860, the West Africa Allum Bokhari on Twitter: "This is the HMS Queen Charlotte (1810), a Royal Navy ship of the line that served in the West Africa Squadron. Between 1808 and 1860, the West Africa](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EaHVbq8XkAAIjXx.jpg)