U.S. Lake Erie Squadron

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The U.S. Lake Erie Squadron was a United States naval force assembled on Lake Erie during the War of 1812, most famous for its decisive victory over the British in the Battle of Lake Erie under Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States naval squadron ⓘ
War of 1812 military unit ⓘ
associatedPerson Isaac Chauncey ⓘ
associatedWith Northwest Indian War aftermath and control of the Northwest Territory ⓘ
baseOfOperations Erie, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Presque Isle ⓘ
belligerentSide United States ⓘ
commanderRank Commodore ⓘ
commandStructure under the overall direction of the U.S. Navy Department ⓘ
conflict War of 1812 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateOfMajorEngagement 10 September 1813 ⓘ
engagement Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
famousSignalAssociated “Don’t give up the ship” ⓘ
flagshipAtBattleOfLakeErie USS Lawrence ⓘ
formedFor control of Lake Erie ⓘ
historicalEra early 19th century ⓘ
historicalSignificance first time an entire British naval squadron was captured in battle ⓘ
legacy symbol of early U.S. naval success ⓘ
location Great Lakes ⓘ
North America ⓘ
nationalityOfPersonnel American ⓘ
notableCommander Jesse Duncan Elliott ⓘ
linked to: Jesse D. Elliott

Oliver Hazard Perry ⓘ
notableFor enabling the recapture of Detroit by U.S. forces ⓘ
securing American naval supremacy on Lake Erie in 1813 ⓘ
opponent British Lake Erie squadron ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
opposedBelligerentSide United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
primaryShipType brig ⓘ
schooner ⓘ
relatedEvent capture of the British squadron on Lake Erie ⓘ
relatedPlace Detroit, Michigan Territory ⓘ
Put-in-Bay, Ohio ⓘ
resultOfBattleOfLakeErie decisive American victory ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Navy ⓘ
strategicOutcome U.S. control of Lake Erie ⓘ
disruption of British supply lines to the Northwest Territory ⓘ
subsequentFlagshipAtBattleOfLakeErie USS Niagara ⓘ
supportedCampaign American operations in the Old Northwest ⓘ
William Henry Harrison’s campaign in the Northwest ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Lake Erie ⓘ
typeOfWarfare naval warfare on inland waters ⓘ
usedFor blockade and interception of British shipping on Lake Erie ⓘ
transport of U.S. troops and supplies on Lake Erie ⓘ

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Brig Lawrence → navalForce → U.S. Lake Erie Squadron ⓘ
subject linked to: brig Lawrence
brig Niagara → serviceBranch → U.S. Lake Erie Squadron ⓘ
Robert Heriot Barclay → lostTo → United States Navy squadron on Lake Erie ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Lake Erie Squadron
USS Lawrence → squadron → U.S. Lake Erie Squadron ⓘ
USS Niagara → navalFormation → Lake Erie Squadron ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Lake Erie Squadron
HMS Detroit → opposedBy → United States Navy Lake Erie squadron ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Lake Erie Squadron
British Lake Erie squadron → opposedBy → U.S. Lake Erie squadron ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Lake Erie Squadron
British Lake Erie squadron → defeatedBy → U.S. Lake Erie squadron ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Lake Erie Squadron