The European Squadron, also known as the European Station, was a part of the United States Navy

United States Navy

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 in the late 19th century and the early 1900s. The squadron was originally named the Mediterranean Squadron and renamed following the American Civil War

American Civil War

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. In 1905, the squadron was absorbed into the North Atlantic Fleet.

Second Anglo-Egyptian War

The Egyptian Expedition

Egyptian Expedition (1882)

The Egyptian Expedition, in mid 1882, was the United States' response to the British and French attack on Alexandria during the Anglo-Egyptian War. To protect American citizens and their property within the city, three United States Navy ships were sent to Egypt with orders to observe the conflict...

 in June and July of 1882 was a response by the United States

United States

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 to the British

United Kingdom

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 and French

France

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 attack

Bombardment of Alexandria (1882)

The Bombardment of Alexandria, in 1882, by the British Mediterranean Fleet took place on 11–13 July 1882. Admiral Sir Frederick Beauchamp Seymour was in command of a fleet of fifteen Royal Navy ironclad ships which sailed to Alexandria...

 on Alexandria during the Anglo-Egyptian War

Anglo-Egyptian War

The Anglo-Egyptian War occurred in 1882 between Egyptian and Sudanese forces under Ahmed Orabi, and the United Kingdom.-Background:In 1881, an Egyptian army officer, Colonel Ahmed Orabi, initiated a coup against Tewfik Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan, because of grievances over disparities in...

. To protect American citizens and their property within the city, ships of the European Squadron, under Rear Admiral

Rear Admiral

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 James Nicholson

James W. Nicholson

Rear Admiral James William Augustus Nicholson was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.-Biography:...

, were sent to Egypt

Egypt

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 with orders to observe the conflict ashore and make a landing if necessary. British and French forces heavily damaged the city and started a large fire so a force of marines and sailors were landed and they assisted in fire fighting

Fire fighting

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 and guarding the American consulate from insurgents.

Commanders

	Name	Picture	Rank	Assigned (Orders)	Assumed (On Station)	Relieved (Orders)	Relieved (On Station)
1	RADM Rear admiral (United States) Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. The uniformed services of the United States are unique in having two grades of rear admirals.- Rear admiral :...  Louis Goldsborough Louis M. Goldsborough Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough was a rear admiral in the United States Navy during the Civil War. He held several sea commands during the Civil War, including the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron...			February 1865	July 1865	1867	1867
2	ADM Admiral (United States) In the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, admiral is a four-star flag officer rank, with the pay grade of O-10. Admiral ranks above vice admiral and below Fleet Admiral in the Navy; the Coast Guard and the Public Health...  David Farragut David Farragut David Glasgow Farragut was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy. He is remembered in popular culture for his order at the Battle of Mobile Bay, usually paraphrased: "Damn the...			?	1867	?	1868
3	RADM Rear admiral (United States) Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. The uniformed services of the United States are unique in having two grades of rear admirals.- Rear admiral :...  William Radford William Radford William Radford was an rear admiral of the United States Navy, who served during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War.-Biography:...			?	1869	?	1 March 1870
4	RADM Rear admiral (United States) Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. The uniformed services of the United States are unique in having two grades of rear admirals.- Rear admiral :...  Augustus Case Augustus Case Augustus Ludlow Case was a rear admiral in the United States Navy who served during the American Civil War.-Biography:Born in Newburgh, New York, Case was appointed midshipman in 1828...			?	1873	?	1875
5	RADM Rear admiral (United States) Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. The uniformed services of the United States are unique in having two grades of rear admirals.- Rear admiral :...  John Worden John Lorimer Worden John Lorimer Worden was a U.S. rear admiral who served in the American Civil War. He commanded Monitor against the Confederate vessel Virginia in first battle of ironclad ships in 1862.-Background and early career:Worden was born in Sparta, Mount PleasantTownship, Westchester County, New York...			?	1875	?	1877
6	RADM Rear admiral (United States) Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. The uniformed services of the United States are unique in having two grades of rear admirals.- Rear admiral :...  James Nicholson James W. Nicholson Rear Admiral James William Augustus Nicholson was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.-Biography:...			?	16 September 1881	?	February 1883
7	RADM Rear admiral (United States) Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. The uniformed services of the United States are unique in having two grades of rear admirals.- Rear admiral :...  James Greer James A. Greer James Agustin Greer was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, who served during the Civil War.-Early years:...			?	1887	?	1889
8	RADM Rear admiral (United States) Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. The uniformed services of the United States are unique in having two grades of rear admirals.- Rear admiral :...  Thomas Selfridge Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr. Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr. , son of Thomas O. Selfridge, was an officer in the United States Navy.Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Selfridge graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1854.-Civil War:...			?	1895	?	1898

External links

Louis M. Goldsborough (1805-1877) - Find A Grave Memorial