U.S. Lake Erie Squadron

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United States naval squadron War of 1812 military unit

The U.S. Lake Erie Squadron was a United States naval force assembled on Lake Erie during the War of 1812, most famous for its decisive victory over the British in the Battle of Lake Erie under Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Lake Erie Squadron	1
United States Navy Lake Erie squadron	1
United States Navy squadron on Lake Erie	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States naval squadron ⓘ War of 1812 military unit ⓘ
associatedPerson	Isaac Chauncey NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Northwest Indian War aftermath and control of the Northwest Territory ⓘ
baseOfOperations	Erie, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Presque Isle NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerentSide	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
commanderRank	Commodore ⓘ
commandStructure	under the overall direction of the U.S. Navy Department ⓘ
conflict	War of 1812 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateOfMajorEngagement	10 September 1813 ⓘ
engagement	Battle of Lake Erie NERFINISHED ⓘ
famousSignalAssociated	“Don’t give up the ship” NERFINISHED ⓘ
flagshipAtBattleOfLakeErie	USS Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedFor	control of Lake Erie ⓘ
historicalEra	early 19th century ⓘ
historicalSignificance	first time an entire British naval squadron was captured in battle ⓘ
legacy	symbol of early U.S. naval success ⓘ
location	Great Lakes NERFINISHED ⓘ North America ⓘ
nationalityOfPersonnel	American ⓘ
notableCommander	Jesse Duncan Elliott NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Hazard Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	enabling the recapture of Detroit by U.S. forces ⓘ securing American naval supremacy on Lake Erie in 1813 ⓘ
opponent	British Lake Erie squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBelligerentSide	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryShipType	brig ⓘ schooner ⓘ
relatedEvent	capture of the British squadron on Lake Erie ⓘ
relatedPlace	Detroit, Michigan Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Put-in-Bay, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultOfBattleOfLakeErie	decisive American victory ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Navy ⓘ
strategicOutcome	U.S. control of Lake Erie ⓘ disruption of British supply lines to the Northwest Territory ⓘ
subsequentFlagshipAtBattleOfLakeErie	USS Niagara NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportedCampaign	American operations in the Old Northwest ⓘ William Henry Harrison’s campaign in the Northwest ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	Lake Erie NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	naval warfare on inland waters ⓘ
usedFor	blockade and interception of British shipping on Lake Erie ⓘ transport of U.S. troops and supplies on Lake Erie ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

brig Lawrence → navalForce → U.S. Lake Erie Squadron ⓘ

subject surface form: Brig Lawrence

brig Niagara → serviceBranch → U.S. Lake Erie Squadron ⓘ

Robert Heriot Barclay commanded the British squadron → lostTo → U.S. Lake Erie Squadron ⓘ

subject surface form: Robert Heriot Barclay

this entity surface form: United States Navy squadron on Lake Erie

USS Lawrence → squadron → U.S. Lake Erie Squadron ⓘ

USS Niagara → navalFormation → U.S. Lake Erie Squadron ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Erie Squadron

HMS Detroit → opposedBy → U.S. Lake Erie Squadron ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Navy Lake Erie squadron