West Indies anti-piracy operations | |||||||
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Part of Piracy in the Caribbean | |||||||
![]() USS Grampus defeated the pirate ships Palyrma and El Mosquito during the operation. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
William H. Crawford James Biddle David Porter |
Jean Lafitte Jean La Farges ![]() Louis-Michel Aury Diabolito Roberto Cofresi ![]() | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2 frigates 2 corvettes 2 sloops of war 2 brigs 4 schooners 2 gunboats 1,346 sailors and marine infantry | Unknown |
The West Indies Anti-Piracy Operations were a series of military operations and engagements undertaken by the United States Navy against pirates in and around the Antilles. Between 1814 and 1825, the American West Indies Squadron hunted pirates on both sea and land, primarily around Cuba and Puerto Rico.[1] 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 slightly after the start of the 20th century.[2]