BRITAINS WAR AGAINST THE SLAVE TRADE

On 16 March 1807, the British Parliament passed The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, abolishing the practise throughout the Empire. The following year the Royal Navy's West Afruca Squadron was formed, its mission to stop and search ships at sea suspected of carrying slaves from Africa to the Americas and the Middle East.

La 16 martie 1807, Parlamentul britanic a adoptat Legea privind abolirea comertului cu sclavi, abolind practica in tot Imperiul. Anul urmator a fost formata Escadrila Vest Afruca a Marinei Regale, misiunea sa de a opri si cauta nave pe mare suspectate ca transporta sclavi din Africa in America si Orientul Mijlociu.