This conflict was the result of American desires to challenge British supremacy in the region and took place in Put-in-Bay. T
This conflict was the result of American desires to challenge British supremacy in the region and took place in Put-in-Bay. The six British vessels heavily damaged the American flagship USS Lawrence, fighting under the command of Commodore Robert Barclay. However, the fighting continued and eventually Barclay surrendered his flagship, granting the Americans undisputed control of the Great Lakes. Later, U.S. commander Oliver Perry issued his famous dispatch: "We have met the enemy and they are ours." FTP, identify this battle of the War of 1812 named after a Great Lake.
This conflict was the result of American desires to challenge British supremacy in the region and took place in Put-in-Bay.
Battle of {Lake Erie}