Royal Navy Versus the Slave Traders: Enforcing Abolition at Sea 1808-1898

by Bernard Edwards

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399013505
• ISBN13: 9781399013505
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Maritime
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"