| Brazil Squadron | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1826–1905 |
| Country |  United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Navy |
| Type | Naval squadron |
The Brazil Squadron, the Brazil Station, or the South Atlantic Squadron was an overseas military station established by the United States in 1826 to protect American commerce in the South Atlantic during a war between Brazil and Argentina. When the Cisplatine War between Argentina and Brazil ended, the station remained and continued to protect American interests during several other conflicts. The squadron was also active in the Blockade of Africa suppressing the Atlantic slave trade.[1][2] Under French Chadwick, the South Atlantic Squadron was involved in the 1904 Perdicaris Incident in Tangier, Morocco. It ceased to exist when it was absorbed into the North Atlantic Fleet in 1905.[3]
- ^ Klafter, Craig E., United States Involvement in the Falkland Islands Crisis of 1831–1833, Journal of the Early Republic, Vol. 4, No. 4 (Winter, 1984), pp. 395-420
- ^ Howarth, S. To Shining Sea: A History of the United States Navy, 1775-1998, University of Oklahoma Press, 1999.
- ^ Allen, Keith (2003). "US Fleet Organization 1898–1941". The Great War Primary Documents Archive. Retrieved 17 March 2012.