The winning commander wrote a message that said, "We have met the enemy and they are ours," to William Henry Harrison, who defeated the retreating force under Henry Proctor at the
Prior to this battle, one side built six ships in the same amount of time as it took the other side, under the management of William Bell, to build one. As the result of an order from Isaac Chauncey, Jesse Eliot participated as a commander in this battle. The losing side of this battle was commanded by Robert Barclay, who died leaving command to Lieutenant Inglis. During this battle the ships Detroit and Queen Charlotte collided, the winning force was stationed at Put-in-Bay. The flagship of the winning side, the Lawrence, surrendered to the enemy, but the battle was won from the Niagara. The winning commander wrote a message that said, "We have met the enemy and they are ours," to William Henry Harrison, who defeated the retreating force under Henry Proctor at the For 10 points, identify this naval victory for Oliver Hazard Perry during the War of 1812, which took place on the smallest of the Great Lakes.
Prior to this battle, one side built six ships in the same amount of time as it took the other side, under the management of William Bell, to build one.
Battle of {Lake Erie}