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	Lake Erie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lake Erie (pronounced [ˈi.ɹi]) (French: lac Érié), bounded on the north by Ontario, on the south by the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, and on the west by the state of Michigan, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.
		Lake Erie is primarily fed by the Detroit River (from Lake Huron and Lake St. Clair) and drains via the Niagara River and Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario.
		During the 1970s, Lake Erie's future was jeopardized by the overabundance of phosphorus in the water, which resulted in rank smelling algal blooms fouling both cobbled and sandy beaches.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lake_Erie (1054 words)

	Battle of Lake Erie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on September 10, 1813 in Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio during the War of 1812.
		Lawrence faced an unfavourable wind and was destroyed in the course of the battle with four-fifths of its crew killed or wounded.
		Due to the outcome of the battle, Britain retreated from Detroit and lost control of Lake Erie for the remainder of the war.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Erie (879 words)

	The Battle of Lake Erie
		Daniel Dobbins, a Great Lakes shipmaster living in Erie, was assigned by the Navy to direct construction until experienced builders arrived.
		To celebrate the centennial of the battle in 1913, Erie citizens raised the hulk and rebuilt her, using many of the old timbers.
		On September 10, 1988, the Niagara was launched in Erie ceremonies marking 175th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie and the ensuing peace between the United Kingdom and the United States.
	www.brigniagara.org /battle.htm (597 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Battle of Lake Erie
		Lake Erie, Battle of, decisive naval engagement of the War of 1812.
		The battle was fought in and around Put-in-Bay, near the western extremity of...
		Lake Erie, Battle of: painting of Commodore Perry during the battle
	encarta.msn.com /Battle_of_Lake_Erie.html (163 words)

	Battle of Lake Erie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Battle of Lake Erie by William H. Powell (1865): Perry transfers from the USS Lawrence to the USS Niagara
		The Battle of Lake Erie was fought on September 10, 1813 in Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio.
		Lawrence faced an unfavorable wind and was destroyed in the course of the battle with four-fifths of its crew killed or wounded.
	t3.preservice.org /T0402023/Battle.htm (513 words)

	Project HMS Detroit - The Battle of Lake Erie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As President Madison and his advisors began to re-calculate the efforts needed to continue with the invasion, it became clear that control of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie would be vital to keeping supply routes open to their land forces.
		A Great Lakes conflict was inevitable and the preparation for the Battle of Lake Erie would result in the construction of H.M.S. Detroit.
		Despite the ongoing carnage which surrounded the two opposing commanders on their own decks, the battle pressed on until Commandant Perry was finally forced to abandon the battered and broken Lawrence and moved to the Niagara.
	www.x5ca.net /~hmsdet/battle.html (1217 words)

	battle of lake erie of the war of 1812 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On Lake Erie, where much to the battle of lake erie took place, the American headquarters were at Presqu' Isle, now the city of Erie; the British at Fort Malden.
		On Lake Erie the energy of Captain Perry, aided by what appears to have been the misjudgement of Robert Barclay, enabled him to get a superior force by the 4th of August, and on the 10th of September he fought a successful action which left the Americans masters of the battle of lake erie.
		On April 27, 1813 the Americans took York (now Toronto; see: Battle of York), and in May moved on Fort George; but a counter-attack by Yeo and Prevost on Sackett's Harbour, on May 29, having made the Americans anxious about the safety of their base, naval support failed the American generals, and they were paralysed.
	www.warof1812-history.com /Battle-of-Lake-Erie.aspx (403 words)

	CG 70 Lake Erie
		USS Lake Erie's primary mission is to operate with aircraft carrier battle groups or as part of surface action groups in extreme threat environments well into the 21st century.
		Lake Erie, already equipped with Area Linebacker modifications, was, as of March 2, 2000, receiving ALI equipment modifications in Pearl Harbor and was to conduct system checks and training to support the planned test firings.
		Lake Erie was one of two ships designated to test the SM-3, which is designed to intercept and neutralize the threat of ballistic missiles to the United States and its allies.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/cg-70.htm (2471 words)

	Lake Erie : Battle of Lake Erie : War of 1812 : Napoleonic Wars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This was a fierce and bloody naval battle that occurred when America set out to end the threat of a British seaborne invasion on its left flank by seizing control of Lake Erie.
		The British controlled both the lake and Detroit, the major city on it, so to counter the dominant Royal Navy, Washington built 10 ships in a protected river and launched them at enemy shipping.
		The effect of the battle of Lake Erie was to force Britain to pull its troops out of Detroit and withdraw to Canada.
	www.napoleonguide.com /battle_lakeerie.htm (187 words)

	USS Lake Erie (CG 70)
		USS LAKE ERIE, with the USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) Battle Group, then departed 5th Fleet's Area of Responsibility (AOR) on August 17, 1997 on schedule to continue its routine six-month deployment in the waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
		USS LAKE ERIE and USS PORT ROYAL were then to conduct at sea testing, develop core doctrine and tactics, and serve as focal points for putting the TBMD technology in the hands of the warfighters in the rest of the fleet.
		On February 9, 2001, USS LAKE ERIE sortied from Pearl Harbor to assist along with Coast Guard boats and cutters with rescue efforts after a surfacing U.S. submarine, the USS GREENEVILLE (SSN 772), struck a Japanese fishing vessel at approximately 1:45 p.m.
	navysite.de /cg/cg70.html (2114 words)

	The Battle of Lake Erie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The battle left the U.S. in complete control of Lake Erie, and eliminated any chance of the British resupplying their garrison at Detroit, forcing them to abandon it and retreat to the east.
		Perry, meanwhile, used the combined fleet to transport Major General Harrison’s army to the north shore of Lake Erie, where it intercepted the retreating British army and defeated it at the Battle of the Thames River (Moraviantown) on October 5, 1813.
		Oliver Hazard Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /ppet/erie/page4.asp?secid=31 (707 words)

	Perry's Victory On Lake Erie
		On Lake Ontario, though there were several minor encounters, no important contest took place, while the battle of Lake Champlain occurred in the last year of the war.
		At the beginning of the war there was on Lake Erie an English fleet of six vessels, while the only armed vessel possessed by the Americans was lost at the fall of Detroit.
		Lake Erie teaches us the advantage of having the odds on our side; Lake Champlain, that, even if they are not, skill can still counteract them.
	www.history1700s.com /articles/article1086.shtml (2677 words)

	Ottawa County Visitors Bureau - Lake Erie Vacations
		Battle of Lake Erie mural (Ottawa County Courthouse)
		The Battle of Lake Erie, a turning point of the War of 1812, took place just a few miles northwest of Put-in-Bay.
		The oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the Great Lakes, the Marblehead Lighthouse is open for tours Mon-Fri, May 30- Sept 1 from 1:00 pm to 4:45 pm and the second Saturday of the month, May through September from 10:0 am to 3:00 pm.
	www.lake-erie.com /history.shtml (1041 words)

	Erie Triangle - Psychology Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Image:Erie-map-national-atlas-mapmaker-edited.jpg The Erie Triangle is a tract of American land that was the subject of several competing colonial-era claims and which was eventually acquired by the U.S. federal government and sold to Pennsylvania so that the state would have access to a freshwater port on Lake Erie.
		The water off the coast of the Erie Triangle is known as the Graveyard of Lake Erie due to the large number of shipwrecks that occurred in the area's stormy waters in the 18th and 19th centuries.
		The battle itself took place in the Lake Erie Islands, at the western end of the lake, off the coast of Ohio.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Erie_Triangle (448 words)

	Oliver Hazard Perry - Wikiquote
		Report on the Battle of Lake Erie (13 September 1813); Years later Perry would declare he had sought to minimize what he perceived to be a lack of valor on the part of Elliot, and requested a court-martial against him, for this and other matters.
		The mastery of the lakes, the recovery of Detroit and the far West, the capture of the British army in the peninsula of Upper Canada, were the immediate fruits of his success.
		The imagination of the American people was taken captive by the singular incidents of a battle in which everything seemed to have flowed from the personal prowess of one man; and wherever he came the multitude went out to bid him welcome.
	en.wikiquote.org /wiki/Oliver_Hazard_Perry (770 words)

	Battle of Lake Erie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Officers and Crew of LAKE ERIE proudly strive to live up to the standards of conduct set forth by Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.
		With the American Fleet on the lake, the British supply line was cut, and Barclay had to consequently fight or choose to abandon Fort Malden and the Northwest.
		In preparing for the battle, both Commanders had two critical factors to consider: their guns and the wind.
	www.lake-erie.navy.mil /cg70battlelke.htm (519 words)

	Battle of Lake Erie (Put-in-Bay) : September 10, 1813 - Action Report
		After Perry's decisive victory, the British could no longer supply their forces across Lake Erie and were forced to abandon Detroit on September 18 and Fort Malden on September 24.
		The Americans must be swept from Lake Erie if the land forces are to have any hope of holding on to the western theatre.
		It was a foregone conclusion that the Detroit, flagship of the British fleet on Lake Erie, by refusing to lower its flag, would soon share the same fate as the Ariel and Little Belt.
	www.napoleonicminiatureswargame.com /putinbay.html (1324 words)

	African Americans and the Battle of Lake Erie
		As a result, the northern lakes arena witnessed the hardest and bloodiest fighting of the war.
		Perry was not the only individual at the Lake Erie Naval Station who noted the poor condition of the newly arrived men.
		Muster rolls for the Lake Erie Naval Station during the period in question have not been found, so the most referred to source for determining the names of Battle of Lake Erie participants is Samuel Hambleton's prize list.
	www.brigniagara.org /africanamericans.htm (2838 words)

	MilitaryHistoryOnline.com (Not Logged in)
		Ok, this is the location where you can go to see my photos of the Niagara, Battle Monument to the Battle of Lake Erie and the exhibit of cannon shell damage to the replica of the USS Lawrence hull.
		I recall the answer given by the members of the Niagara as being that due to her tiller and lake sailing built, it would be, or is difficult to sail her along the Atlantic Ocean.
		The issue on Lake Erie was one of draught and the fact it was far more difficult to construct large ships that far out on the frontier (especially as so much material was being used on Ontario], and it was even more difficult to man them.
	www.militaryhistoryonline.com /Forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=36&ID=2007&P=1 (1698 words)

	Wikinfo \| Battle of Lake Erie
		The Battle of Lake Erie was fought on September 10, 1813, during the War of 1812.
		However, Perry was able to transfer command to the USS Niagara, a ship equal in size and strength to the Lawrence, but which had not yet been engaged in the battle.
		After the battle, Perry sent his famous message to General William Henry Harrison, "We have met the enemy and they are ours." Due to the outcome of the battle, Britain retreated from Detroit and lost control of Lake Erie for the remainder of the war.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Battle_of_Lake_Erie (303 words)

	CAC Manuscripts: MS 157
		His thesis, "The Struggle for Control of Lake Erie," was published for the National Park Service as a handbook under the name The Battle of Lake Erie (1962).
		His dissertation was a slight variation from his earlier works, since it not only included the battle of Lake Erie but also the history of Put-in-Bay and South Bass Island.
		Includes letters concerning the Battle of Lake Erie Sesquicentennial, the Put-in-Bay Centennial Celebration, lecture arrangements, research, and responses to published materials written by Robert Dodge.
	www.bgsu.edu /colleges/library/cac/ms0157.html (1578 words)

	HNN Fleet Focus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This year Lake Erie strengthened ties with Ohio communities in and around Lake Erie by participating in events commemorating the Battle of Lake Erie at Put-In Bay, Ohio on South Bass Island Sept. 9-10.
		USS Lake Erie is named for the Battle of Lake Erie, fought in waters near Put-In Bay, Ohio, on Sept. 10, 1813, during the War of 1812.
		After the parade, a commemoration of the battle and a ground breaking ceremony for the new visitor’s center were held at the base of the memorial.
	www.hnn.navy.mil /Archives/001020/Erie.htm (338 words)

	Enabling and Disabling the Lake Erie Discussion
		In the Lake Erie affair, the thunder of canister would give way to the thunder of criticism and interpretation, with each succeeding layer of commentary received by the opponent as a blow which demanded equal response.
		As the battle moved into the realm of interpretation, the effects of these volleys could not be measured in terms of victory, defeat, or statistical tables of the wounded and dead.
		Soon, however, Mackenzie is into the battle of Lake Erie, accusing Cooper of tarnishing Perry's reputation by refusing to criticize Elliott, and by presenting "gross misrepresentations" of the battle itself.
	external.oneonta.edu /cooper/articles/other/1997other-egan.html (3918 words)

	War on the Great Lakes: Essays Commemorating the 175th Anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie. by Paul G. Forter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		War on the Great Lakes is the product of a successful conference held in 1988 commemorating the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie.
		Carter-Edwards's analysis of the consequences of the American victories at Put-In-Bay and Moraviantown and Edmunds's discussion of the British native allies in the conflict are both useful studies of specific aspects of the war in the western theatre.
		Langley's discussion of the peace negotiations at Ghent is valuable; however, it is unclear how it relates to the war on the Great Lakes since no attempt is made to identify the role of the American victory at the Battle of Lake Erie on the peace negotiations.
	www.utpjournals.com /product/chr/732/lakes10.html (698 words)

	Battle of Lake Erie
		Wind, of course, filled the sails of commercial and military ships coursing across Lake Erie in the early 19th century.
		Every Lake Erie sailor worth his walleye knows the gales on the lake are unpredictable.
		On September 10, 1813 Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry mastered Lake Erie's fickle winds to defeat a British fleet north of Put-In-Bay in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
	www.greenenergyohio.org /page.cfm?pageID=337 (79 words)

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	Battle of Lake Erie -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		The destruction of the British squadron on Lake Erie reversed the course of the northwest campaign and forced the British to abandon Detroit.
		At a later date the Erie Indians occupied the southern shore of the lake.
		The Battle of Marathon was a decisive victory for the Greeks during the Persian Wars.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9046879 (902 words)

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