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West Indies anti-piracy operations of the United States
The West Indies Anti-Piracy Operations refer to the United States Navy presence in the Antilles, and surrounding waters, which fought against pirates. In between 1817 and 1825, the American West Indies Squadron constantly pursued pirates on sea and land, primarily around Cuba and Puerto Rico. After the capture of Roberto Cofresi in 1825, acts of piracy became rare and the operation was considered a success although limited occurrences went on until after the turn of the century.〔Wombwell〕
==Operations==
United States Navy and U.S. Revenue Service ships had operated against piracy and the slave trade in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico for several years prior to 1822 when a permanent squadron was formed. After a September 1821 attack by pirates, in which three American merchant ships were captured, Congress authorized Commodore James Biddle to deploy a fleet to the Caribbean. This force consisted of two frigates, USS ''Macedonian'', and USS ''Congress'', two corvettes, USS ''Cyane'' and USS ''John Adams'', two sloops-of-war, USS ''Hornet'' and USS ''Peacock'', two brigs, USS ''Spark'' and USS ''Enterprise'', the schooners USS ''Grampus'', USS ''Alligator'', USS ''Shark'' and USS ''Porpoise''. Two gunboats, ''No. 158'' and ''No. 168'' also participated with a total of over 1,500 personnel. Before the fleet was sent, only single ship operations had been undertaken. Over the course of a few decades the American West Indies Squadron continually engaged Spanish, Venezuelan, Cuban and Puerto Rican pirates. Many of the actions ended with the sinking or capturing of pirate vessels though often the outlaws escaped to shore.〔
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