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The Capture of the Bravo was a naval battle between United States Revenue Cutter Service cutters and one of Jean Lafitte's pirate ships. In early 1819 the two ships USRC ''Alabama'' and USRC ''Louisiana'' were finished being built in New York and fitted with one pivot gun each. The sister ships cost $4,500 apiece and were sent to the Gulf of Mexico to conduct counter piracy patrols. ''Alabama'' was assigned to the Mobile Squadron and ''Louisiana'' assigned to the New Orleans Squadron. Sometime in August 1819, ''Alabama'' was temporarily assigned to New Orleans to help thwart the pirate incidents in those waters with the ''Louisiana''. On August 31, the two ships were sailing the Gulf off southern Florida when they sighted the schooner ''Bravo''. The Americans gave chase and eventually came within range. ''Bravo'' resisted and a brief gunnery duel occurred, then the Americans boarded the enemy. The pirates were captured. Jean La Farges commanded the suspected privateer, he was a lieutenant of Jean Lafitte. Apparently no letter of marque was presented to the Americans which explained why the pirates fled at the sight of the Revenue Cutter schooners. The pirates were taken into United States custody and probably hanged later on. Casualties are unknown. More battles between United States naval forces and pirates in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean would occur. On April 19, 1819, the ''Alabama'' and ''Louisiana'' destroyed a pirate base at the Patterson's Town Raid on Breton Island, Louisiana. Another action was fought on July 10, 1820 when Captain Jairus of ''Louisiana'' captured four pirate ships off Belize. On November 2, 1822, ''Louisiana'' along with USS ''Peacock'' and the Royal Navy schooner HMS ''Speedwell'' captured five pirate vessels off Havana, Cuba. ==Fate== ''Louisiana''s career was soon over. In March 1824 she was put up for public auction. ''Alabama'' eventually went on to fight the slave trade in the Atlantic until she was sold in Florida on August 6, 1833. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Capture of the Bravo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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