Oliver Hazard Perry

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United States Navy officer human military officer

Oliver Hazard Perry was a U.S. naval officer famed for his decisive victory over the British at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.

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Oliver Hazard Perry commanded the American squadron 0 1

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instanceOf United States Navy officer →
human →
military officer →
allegiance United States of America →
awardReceived Congressional Gold Medal →
birthDate 1785-08-23 →
birthPlace South Kingstown, Rhode Island →
causeOfDeath yellow fever →
commanded U.S. naval forces on Lake Erie →
brig Lawrence →
brig Niagara →
conflict War of 1812 →
countryOfCitizenship United States of America →
deathDate 1819-08-23 →
deathPlace at sea near Port of Spain, Trinidad →
education informal naval training →
era early 19th century →
ethnicGroup English American →
familyName Perry →
givenName Oliver →
hasPartNamedAfter USS Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG-7) →
heritage Rhode Islander →
honorificTitle Hero of Lake Erie →
knownFor commanding American forces at the Battle of Lake Erie →
message "We have met the enemy and they are ours" →
languageSpoken English →
middleName Hazard →
militaryBranch United States Navy →
militaryConflict First Barbary War →
Quasi-War (as a midshipman) →
militaryRank captain →
commodore →
namedAfter Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate →
notableAchievement decisive victory over the British at the Battle of Lake Erie →
notableWork Battle of Lake Erie →
numberOfChildren 5 →
occupation military leader →
naval officer →
parent Christopher Raymond Perry →
Sarah Wallace Alexander Perry →
placeOfBurial Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island →
religion Episcopalian →
residence Newport, Rhode Island →
serviceEnd 1819 →
serviceStart 1799 →
sexOrGender male →
sibling Matthew Calbraith Perry →
spouse Elizabeth Champlin Mason →

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Battle of Lake Erie → associatedPerson → Oliver Hazard Perry →
Battle of Lake Erie → commander → Oliver Hazard Perry →
Battle of Lake Erie → commanderRole → Oliver Hazard Perry →
this entity surface form: Oliver Hazard Perry commanded the American squadron
Perry → hasNotableBearer → Oliver Hazard Perry →
Perry, Georgia → namedAfter → Oliver Hazard Perry →
War of 1812 → notableCommander → Oliver Hazard Perry →