After joining the Navy as a midshipman at age 14, his first combat experience was gained under the command of Commodore Isaac Chauncey, who ordered him to Sackets Harbor, New York in 1813.  
After joining the Navy as a midshipman at age 14, his first combat experience was gained under the command of Commodore Isaac Chauncey, who ordered him to Sackets Harbor, New York in 1813.  Later that year, he distinguished himself in the capture of Fort George along the Great Lakes and assisted American forces under William Henry Harrison at the Battle of the Thames.  He earned his most famous victory while aboard the U.S.S. Niagara at Put-in-Bay, Ohio.  FTP, identify this American naval commander and victor at the Battle of Lake Erie.
After joining the Navy as a midshipman at age 14, his first combat experience was gained under the command of Commodore Isaac Chauncey, who ordered him to Sackets Harbor, New York in 1813.  
Oliver Hazard Perry