Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p 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 suppressing the African slave trade. The South Atlantic Squadron ceased to exist when it was absorbed into the North Atlantic Fleet in 1905.. }
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- Brazil_Squadron abstract "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 suppressing the African slave trade. The South Atlantic Squadron ceased to exist when it was absorbed into the North Atlantic Fleet in 1905.".