Battle of Lake Erie

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battle of the War of 1812 naval battle

The Battle of Lake Erie was a pivotal 1813 naval engagement in the War of 1812 in which U.S. forces under Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British, securing control of the lake and boosting American morale.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the War of 1812 → naval battle →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Put-in-Bay →
associatedNation	United Kingdom → United States →
associatedPerson	Oliver Hazard Perry → Robert Heriot Barclay →
belligerent	Royal Navy → United States Navy →
campaign	Northwestern theater campaign of the War of 1812 →
casualtiesSide	American casualties → British casualties →
commander	Oliver Hazard Perry → Robert Heriot Barclay →
commanderRole	Oliver Hazard Perry commanded the American squadron → Robert Heriot Barclay commanded the British squadron →
commandFlagship	USS Lawrence → USS Niagara →
commemoratedBy	Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial →
conflict	War of 1812 →
countryInvolved	United Kingdom → United States →
date	September 10, 1813 →
followedBy	American control of Lake Erie →
historicalSignificance	major American naval success on the Great Lakes → one of the largest naval battles of the War of 1812 →
involves	naval artillery combat → ship-of-the-line style engagements with brigs and smaller vessels →
location	Lake Erie NERFINISHED → near Put-in-Bay, Ohio →
memorialLocation	Put-in-Bay, Ohio →
notableEvent	Perry transferred his flag from USS Lawrence to USS Niagara during the battle →
notableQuote	"We have met the enemy and they are ours" →
partOf	War of 1812 →
precededBy	British control of Lake Erie →
region	Great Lakes →
result	American victory → boosted American morale → decisive U.S. control of Lake Erie →
shipInvolved	HMS Detroit → HMS Queen Charlotte → USS Lawrence → USS Niagara →
strategicConsequence	enabled American invasion of Upper Canada → forced British to abandon Detroit → secured American Northwest Territory supply lines →
tacticalOutcome	capture of entire British squadron on Lake Erie →
theater	Great Lakes theater of the War of 1812 →
year	1813 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Lake Erie ("Battle of Put-in-Bay") →	alsoKnownAs
War of 1812 →	battle
Battle of Lake Erie ("Perry transferred his flag from USS Lawrence to USS Niagara during the battle") →	notableEvent
Oliver Hazard Perry →	notableWork
Battle of the Thames →	precededBy