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Perry and his fleet win at Lake Erie and his deathless fame
Oliver Hazard Perry leads American forces to victory on Lake Erie on September 10, 1813, after a brutal battle against British ships. He transfers to the Niagara to finish the fight, securing a decisive American triumph and earning honors before dying in Trinidad in 1819. Memorials and a restored Niagara commemorate his victory and the peace with Britain.
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Liz
Pat Fate
United States Navy
Lake Erie
Oliver Hazard Terry
Exeri
Perrys
Rhode Island
Christopher Raymond Perry
Newry
Ireland
Sarah Alexander
Scotland
Christopher
America
Benjamin Rush
Philadelphia
Perry
Wakefeld
I. 1
Oliver Iazard
Raymond H. F
Matthew Calbraith
James Alexander
Nathaneal Hazard
George W. Rodgers
Willam Bnutler
Ier
Oliver Trazard
Japan
Oliver
Lazard Perry
France
Tripoli
Preble
Aieutenant
Wateh Hill
Naval Board of
England
Newport Harbor
Broad Attandie
Oliver Lazard Perry
Wiliam Henry Harrison
Ohio
Presque Isle
Cascade Creek
Lawrence
Niagara
Caledonia
Ariel
Scorpion
Trippe
Tigress
Somers
Jesse Duncan Elliott
Terry
Lie
Sandusky
Biurrison
Put-ln-Lay
Robert H. Barclay
Nelson
Trafalgar
Detroit
Lady Provost
Royal Navy
Shade Island
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
James Lawrence
Harrison
Jlogh Nelson Page
Tecumseh
Mildshipman Page
Erie
West
Congress
Java
West Indies
Port Spain
Trinidad
Iie
Newport
Foot-in
Gay
Lake Irie
United States
Great Britain
Wakefield
R. L
Oliver Hazard Perry