The Capture of the schooner Bravo was a naval battle between United States Revenue Cutter Service cutters and one of Jean Lafitte's pirate ships. In early 1819 the two U.S. Revenue Cutters, USRC Alabama and USRC Louisiana, had just been constructed in New York City, at a cost $4,500 each. The two sister ships, each equipped with a single pivot gun in the 9 to 18-pounder range, were dispatched to the Gulf of Mexico to conduct counter-piracy patrols. Alabama was assigned to the and Louisiana assigned to the New Orleans Squadron.