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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Label Occurrences
Battle of Lake Erie canonical 23
Battle of Put-in-Bay 1
Lake Erie campaign 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the War of 1812 ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Put-in-Bay
associatedNation United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
associatedPerson Oliver Hazard Perry ⓘ
Robert Heriot Barclay ⓘ
belligerent Royal Navy North America and West Indies Station ⓘ
surface form: Royal Navy

United States Navy ⓘ
campaign Northwest theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ
surface form: Northwestern theater campaign of the War of 1812
casualtiesSide American casualties ⓘ
British casualties ⓘ
commander Oliver Hazard Perry ⓘ
Robert Heriot Barclay ⓘ
commanderRole Oliver Hazard Perry ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
conflict War of 1812 ⓘ
countryInvolved United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
near Put-in-Bay, Ohio ⓘ
memorialLocation Put-in-Bay, Ohio ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Lake Erie self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 Northwest theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ
surface form: Great Lakes theater of the War of 1812
year 1813 ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

War of 1812 → battle → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
Oliver Hazard Perry → notableWork → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
Battle of the Thames → precededBy → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
Battle of Lake Erie → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Put-in-Bay
Battle of Lake Erie → notableEvent → Battle of Lake Erie self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Perry transferred his flag from USS Lawrence to USS Niagara during the battle
brig Lawrence → participatedIn → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
subject surface form: Brig Lawrence
brig Lawrence → engagement → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
subject surface form: Brig Lawrence
brig Niagara → participatedIn → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
Hero of Lake Erie → associatedWithBattle → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
Sarah Wallace Alexander Perry → associatedWith → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial → commemorates → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
War of 1812 era → significantEvent → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
Northwest theater of the War of 1812 → includesEvent → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
Battle of Moraviantown → precededBy → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
Robert Heriot Barclay commanded the British squadron → participatedIn → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
subject surface form: Robert Heriot Barclay
HMS Queen Charlotte → participatedIn → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
HMS Queen Charlotte → capturedIn → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
Robert Heriot Barclay → battle → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
USS Lawrence → notableEvent → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
USS Lawrence → navalCampaign → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lake Erie campaign of the War of 1812
USS Niagara → battle → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
USS Niagara → navalCampaign → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lake Erie campaign
HMS Detroit → conflict → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
HMS Detroit → capturedIn → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
United States military forces in the War of 1812 → engagedInBattle → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
Erie Maritime Museum → dedicatedTo → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
Elizabeth Champlin Mason → spouseNotableFor → Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ