Further Letters on the Battle of Lake Erie

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Published: Dec 5, 2024
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Letters, Battle of Lake Erie, William D. Baker, Oliver Hazard Perry, Pennsylvania History, 1813, victory, James Fenimore Cooper, Lake Erie, Captain Robert H. Barclay, Simeon Dunn, Erie

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William D. Baker

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Victory at the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10,1813, when Oliver Hazard Perry commanded nine American ships and defeated a British fleet under Captain Robert H. Barclay, required not one but at least three miraculous events. Fortunately, the miracles are certified by official records, and we may note judgmental interpretations of Perry’s actions by American and British literary and historical figures.

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The Journal of Erie Studies, Spring 1991, Vol. 20, No. 1
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Notes and Documents

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