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An Eerie Lake Erie

An Eerie Lake Erie. " We have met the enemy and they are ours.” Commodore Perry . Lake Erie. The battle begins!. The Back Round of Lake Erie. The lake is 9,940 square miles with a length of 241 miles. It has an average depth of 62 feet. Lake Erie also has a shoreline of 2,726 miles.

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An Eerie Lake Erie

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  1. An EerieLake Erie " We have met the enemy and they are ours.” Commodore Perry

  2. Lake Erie The battle begins!

  3. The Back Round of Lake Erie • The lake is 9,940 square miles with a length of 241 miles. • It has an average depth of 62 feet. • Lake Erie also has a shoreline of 2,726 miles.

  4. The Battle of Lake Erie • The battle took place on September 10, 1813. • It was fought during the war of 1812. • Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry was the American’s leader in the battle.

  5. The Battle Cont. • His mission was to gain navel superiority on the lake. • This would allow the Americans to control the British weapon supply. • The Americans had nine small ships. The two main ships were the Niagara and the Lawrence. • The British only had six vessels but they were from the prestigious royal navy.

  6. The Lawrence • The crew on the Lawrence led the fight until the ship was disabled and most of them were killed or wounded. • The ship was carrying Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry who was transferred by boat to the unharmed Niagara when the Lawrence was disabled. • He then broke the British battle lines. • In the end, the Americans defeated the British , captured their ships and andregained control of Lake Erie

  7. The Battle of Lake Erie This is a famous painting of Perry being taken to the Niagara by William H. Powell in 1865.

  8. Commodore Oliver H. Perry • Perry was the hero and general for the American force. • He was born on August 23, 1785 and died on August 23, 1819.

  9. Perry’s Navy Career • 1785 Joined navy • 1799 Midshipman aboard his father's frigate, U.S.S. General Greene • 1801-05Served in Tripolitan War (vs the Barbary States) • 1802promoted to lieutenant • 1807-09 Engaged in building gunboats for President Jefferson's naval program • 1812-13 War of 1812 • 1813 Battle of Lake Erie (War of 1812) • 1813/09/10 First capture of an entire British fleet (Battle of Lake Erie) • 1814 Received the thanks of Congress for his part in the war • 1819 Contracted yellow fever on the Orinoco River, Venezuela, and died at sea off Trinidad

  10. " We have met the enemy and they are ours.” Commodore Perry

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