Battle of Lake Erie

Battle of Lake Erie
	Part of the War of 1812
	; Battle of Lake Erie by William Henry Powell, painted 1865, shows Oliver Hazard Perry transferring from Lawrence to Niagara
Date	10 September 1813
Location	Lake Erie, near Put-in-Bay, Ohio41°39′44″N 82°49′30″W
Result	American victory
Belligerents
United States	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Oliver Hazard Perry; Jesse Elliot	Robert Heriot Barclay + ; Robert Finnis
Strength
5 schooners; 3 brigs; 1 sloop; 540 men; 1,536 lb broadside	2 ships; 1 brig; 2 schooners; 1 sloop; 450 men; 804 lb total broadside
Casualties and losses
27 killed; 96 wounded; 1 brig severely damaged;	41 killed; 93 wounded; 306 captured; entire squadron captured;

The Battle of Lake Erie, also known as the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, on Lake Erie off the shore of Ohio during the War of 1812. Nine vessels of the United States Navy defeated and captured six vessels of the British Royal Navy. This ensured American control of the lake for the rest of the war, which in turn allowed the Americans to recover Detroit and win the Battle of the Thames to break the Indian confederation of Tecumseh. It was one of the largest naval battles of the War of 1812.

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