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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.
Lake Erie was now under American control. Facing American naval supremacy, the British forces withdrew from Fort Detroit. The lake remained in American hands for the remainder of the war, which prevented any possible British invasion of Ohio or Pennsylvania from Canada.
This early 1800's map shows the location of the Battle of Lake Erie and other locations where the Bristish and Americans fought. At dawn, 10 September 1813, a United States Navy lookout spots six British vessels to the northwest of Put-in-Bay beyond Rattlesnake Island [add distance].
24 maj 2024 · The Battle of Lake Erie was a pivotal naval engagement during the War of 1812 Between the United States and Great Britain. The battle took place on September 10, 1812, near Put-in-bar Ohio. The American fleet, commanded by Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, faced off against the British fleet, led by Commodore Robert Heriot Barclay, The two sides ...
Description: A map of Lake Erie showing the site at the western end of the lake of the Battle of Put–in–Bay on September 10, 1813 between the United States Navy under Oliver Perry and the British Royal Navy.
Battle of Lake Erie, (Sept. 10, 1813), major U.S. naval victory in the War of 1812, ensuring U.S. control over Lake Erie and precluding any territorial cession in the Northwest to Great Britain in the peace settlement.
The Battle of Lake Erie, by leaving the U.S. in complete control of the Lake, eliminated any chance of the British re-supplying their garrison at Detroit, which in turn forced them to abandon it and retreat to the east.
