A painting of this battle by William Henry Powell in the US Capitol shows its winning commander standing in a rowboat with his brother as four other men row it through enemy gunfire, a feat which actually happened. In anticipation of this battle, the winning side moved its base away from Black Rock and started building ships behind a sandbar at Presque Isle. Robert Barclay lost this battle, during which Jesse Elliott failed to engage and the Lawrence surrendered despite a battle flag on its side reading "Don't give up the ship." At its end, after the Queen Charlotte was sunk in Put-In Bay, the message "We have met the enemy and they are ours" was relayed by Oliver Hazard Perry. For 10 points, name this key naval engagement from the War of 1812, fought on a Great La
A painting of this battle by William Henry Powell in the US Capitol shows its winning commander standing in a rowboat with his brother as four other men row it through enemy gunfire, a feat which actually happened. In anticipation of this battle, the winning side moved its base away from Black Rock and started building ships behind a sandbar at Presque Isle. Robert Barclay lost this battle, during which Jesse Elliott failed to engage and the Lawrence surrendered despite a battle flag on its side reading "Don't give up the ship." At its end, after the Queen Charlotte was sunk in Put-In Bay, the message "We have met the enemy and they are ours" was relayed by Oliver Hazard Perry. For 10 points, name this key naval engagement from the War of 1812, fought on a Great Lake