In 1840, a British naval station established to suppress the African slave trade was based on the island, and between 1840 and 1849 over 15,000 freed slaves, known as "Liberated Africans", were landed there.
In 1840 , a British naval station established to suppress the African slave trade was based on the island , and between 1840 and 1849 over 15,000 freed slaves , known as " Liberated Africans " , were landed there .
Who established a naval station to cut down on African slave trade on the island in 1840?
Who established a naval station to cut down on African slave trade on the island in 1840 ?
British
British