When the Cisplatine War between Argentina and Brazil ended, the station remained and continued to protect American interests during several other conflicts.

[1][2] Under French Chadwick, the South Atlantic Squadron was involved in the 1904 Perdicaris Incident in Tangier, Morocco.

[3] An expedition to the Falkland Islands was launched in late 1831 when the sloop-of-war USS Lexington was sent to Puerto Soledad to investigate the capture and possible armament of two American whalers.

When the sailors arrived at the settlement, its Argentine population was found to be suffering from starvation so Commander Silas Duncan evacuated the colonists to the mainland.

Argentina's dispute with the United Kingdom over rights to the islands culminated in the 1982 Falklands War which left the British in control.