"We Have Met the Enemy…” Perry’s Victory on Lake Erie-September 10, 1813
Friday Sep 10th, 2021
On a beautiful September Friday in 1813, Oliver Hazard Perry’s nine-ship squadron of hastily built ships and converted merchant vessels defeated a six-ship British squadron off Put-in-Bay at the western end of Lake Erie. It was the first time in United States naval history that an entire enemy fleet was captured. This meant American control of the lake.