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Battle of Lake Erie (September 10, 1813)
Charles R. Patterson (1878-1958)
and Howard B. French (1906-1987)
Sent to Lake Erie to build a fleet to oppose British threats of invasion along the northern border of the united States, Commo. Oliver Hazard Perry captured the entire British squadron. It was among the most strategically important naval victories in history, preserving for the United States the region of Ohio and the Northwest Territory. Perry's message to Gen. William Henry Harrison was succinct: "We have met the enemy, and they are ours..." |