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Oliver Hazard Perry A Naval Hero of Lake Erie Victory
Oliver Hazard Perry, born August 23, 178, died August 23, 1819, rose to fame for his Lake Erie victory on September 10, 1818. His career began young, with a Rhode Island naval family shaping officers like Matthew Calbraith Perry and others. The battle showcased his leadership as his flag was repeatedly raised, with the Lawrence destroyed and his transfer to the Niagara sealing victory. Memorials, monuments, and restorations keep his legacy alive in Newport Wakefield and across the nation.
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Elmo Scott Watson
United States Navy
Lake Erie
Oliver Hazard Perry
the Perry
Rhode Island
Christopher Raymond Perry
Kingston
Watt
Newry
Ireland
Sarah Alexander
Scotland
Christopher
America
Benjamin Rush
Philadelphia
Perry
Wakefield
R. L
Oliver Hazard
Raymond H. J
Matthew Calbraith
James Alexander
Nathaneal Hazard
George W. Rodgers
William Butler
Japan
United States
France
Tripoll
Commodore Preble
Watch Hill
Naval Board of
England
Newport Harbor
Atlantic
Hull
Detroit
Malden
Presque Isle
Drie
Lake Drie
William Benny Harrison
Ohio
Leigh
Pregque Isle
Cascade Creek
Lawrence
Niagara
Caledonia
Ariel
Scorpion
Trippe
Tigress
Porcupine
Somers
Jesse Duncan Elliott
Sanducky
General Harrison
Saliho
Put-u-Bay
Robert B. Barclay
Nelson
Trafalgar
Queen Charlotte
Lady Provost
Hunter
Little Belt
Royal Navy
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
James Lawrence
Harrison
Hugh Nelson Page
The
Aries
Sandusky
Tecumseh
Midshipman
Page
Americana
Arma
Erie
Congress
Java
West Indies
Port Spain
Trinidad
Newport
Pot-lo-Bay
Lake York
Great Britain