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[A]
Date10 September 1813
Location41°39′44″N 82°49′30″W / 41.66222°N 82.82500°W / 41.66222; -82.82500
Result American victory
Belligerents
 United States United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
United States Oliver Hazard Perry
United States Jesse Elliot
United Kingdom Robert Heriot Barclay + Surrendered
United Kingdom Robert Finnis Surrendered
Strength

540 men
1,536 lb broadside[2]

450 men
804 lb total broadside[3][2]

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.

  1. ^ Copes 1994, p. 63.
  2. ^ a b Roosevelt 2004, pp. 144–144.
  3. ^ Roosevelt 2004, pp. 260−261.


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