The Battle Of Lake Erie

Author : David C Skaggs,Gerard Altoff
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612512266

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A Signal Victory by David C Skaggs,Gerard Altoff Pdf

The Battle of Lake Erie on 10 September 1813 is considered by many to be the most important naval confrontation of the War of 1812. Made famous by the American fleet commander Oliver Hazard Perry's comment, "We have met the enemy and they are ours," the battle marked the U.S. Navy's first successful fleet action and was one of the rare occasions when the Royal Navy surrendered an entire squadron. This book draws on British, Canadian, and American documents to offer a totally impartial analysis of all sides of the struggle to control the lake. New diagrams of the battle are included that reflect the authors' modification of traditional positions of various vessels. The book also evaluates the strategic background and tactical conduct of the British and the Americans and the command leadership exercised by Perry and his British opponent, Commander Robert H. Barclay. Not since James Fenimore Cooper's 1843 book on the subject has the battle been examined in such detail, and not since Alfred Thayer Mahan's 1905 study of the war has there been such a significant reinterpretation of the engagement. First published in hardcover in 1997, the book is the winner of the North American Society for Oceanic History's John Lyman Book Award.

Author : Gerard T. Altoff
Publisher : Put-in-Bay, Ohio : Perry Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Canada History War of 1812 Naval operations
ISBN : 1887794034

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Oliver Hazard Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie by Gerard T. Altoff Pdf

Author : David Vining
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1718004524

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The Battle of Lake Erie by David Vining Pdf

1813.The second war with Britain rages on from the Canadian frontier to the Caribbean. America fights against British arrogance at sea in service to its war with Napoleon.One of the centers of the overall contest is the Great Lakes that separate America from Britain's holdings in Canada. On Lake Erie, an America squadron, desperate for reinforcements to supplement its sparse crew, led by a young man from Rhode Island, Oliver Hazard Perry, is about ready to take action against the largest collection of British naval power in that theater of war.Oliver's younger brother, James Alexander, serves on board the American flagship as a midshipman. The two brother team will take up arms against the British in one of America's finest naval battles. Join them for an adventure that details the grit and daring of the American spirit.

Author : James Cooke Mills
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1021188840

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Oliver Hazard Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie by James Cooke Mills Pdf

Relive one of the most significant naval battles of the War of 1812 with this gripping historical account. Follow the life and career of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry as he leads the American fleet to victory over the British on Lake Erie, a pivotal moment in American history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Pierre Berton
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart Limited
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0771014244

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The Battle of Lake Erie by Pierre Berton Pdf

Provides an account of the Battle of Lake Erie, the only battle to be fought on a Canadian lake, and one that turned the War of 1812 in the United States' favor.

Author : James P. Barry
Publisher : New York : Watts
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000056845648

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The Battle of Lake Erie, September, 1813 by James P. Barry Pdf

Recounts the naval battle waged between British and American forces to gain control of Lake Erie in 1813.

Author : Usher Parsons
Publisher : Providence [R.I.] : B.T. Albro, Printer
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Battle of Lake Erie
ISBN : BL:A0022062058

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Battle of Lake Erie by Usher Parsons Pdf

Author : Robert Malcomson,Thomas Malcomson
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015019473027

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HMS Detroit by Robert Malcomson,Thomas Malcomson Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1813
Category : Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813
ISBN : OCLC:32505931

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The Battle of Lake Erie by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert Wilden Neeser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1913
Category : Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813
ISBN : YALE:39002060198471

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The Battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813 by Robert Wilden Neeser Pdf

Author : James Fenimore Cooper
Publisher : Cooperstown [N.Y.] : H. & E. Phinney
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1843
Category : Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813
ISBN : BL:A0023584232

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The Battle of Lake Erie, Or, Answers to Messrs. Burges, Duer, and Mackenzie by James Fenimore Cooper Pdf

Author : Robert Wilden Neeser
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1333618360

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The Battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813 (Classic Reprint) by Robert Wilden Neeser Pdf

Excerpt from The Battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813 Before the opening of the next campaign on the lake frontier, in 1813, the American authorities fortunately awoke to the fact that any further movement for the recapture of Detroit and the invasion of Canada would have to depend upon the naval control of Lake Erie, and that that in turn depended in a large measure. Upon their own superiority on Lake Ontario. A plan was there fore urged by Commodore Chauncey which, being duly acted upon by the combined naval and military forces, resulted in the capture of the important British positions at York and Fort George, and in the evacuation by the enemy of their controlling defences opposite Buffalo. The first two steps in Chauncey's program had now been successfully taken. The British had been driven from the Niagara River, and the vessels at Black Rock at last were free to move. Preparations had already been made before hand in anticipation of a victory, and the minute the enemy, in their retreat, abandoned Fort Erie, Perry was on hand to hasten the departure. With great physical labor, the vessels were tracked by oxen up against the current of the Niagara, here set ting heavily toward the falls. On May 27 the British evacuated the opposite shore; on June 12 the vessels were above the rapids, but even then this could not have been accomplished had not the sailors had the assistance of several hundred soldiers furnished by Dearborn. These circumstances well show how hopeless the task would have been had the enemy remained in possession of Fort Iirie. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : W. W. (William W. ) Dobbins
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1290059918

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History of the Battle of Lake Erie by W. W. (William W. ) Dobbins Pdf

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : Craig L. Symonds
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006-10-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0199754888

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Decision at Sea by Craig L. Symonds Pdf

From thunderous broadsides traded between wooden sailing ships on Lake Erie, to the carrier battles of World War II, to the devastating high-tech action in the Persian Gulf, here is a gripping history of five key battles that defined the evolution of naval warfare--and the course of the American nation. Acclaimed military historian Craig Symonds offers spellbinding narratives of crucial engagements, showing how each battle reveals the transformation of technology and weaponry from one war to the next; how these in turn transformed naval combat; and how each event marked a milestone in American history. - Oliver Hazard Perry's heroic victory at Lake Erie, one of the last great battles of the Age of Sail, which secured the Northwestern frontier for the United States - The brutal Civil War duel between the ironclads Monitor and Virginia, which sounded the death knell for wooden-hulled warships and doomed the Confederacy's hope of besting the Union navy - Commodore Dewey's stunning triumph at Manila Bay in 1898, where the U.S. displayed its "new navy" of steel-hulled ships firing explosive shells and wrested an empire from a fading European power - The hairsbreadth American victory at Midway, where aircraft carriers launched planes against enemies 200 miles away--and where the tide of World War II turned in the space of a few furious minutes - Operation Praying Mantis in the Persian Gulf, where computers, ship-fired missiles, and "smart bombs" not only changed the nature of warfare at sea, but also marked a new era, and a new responsibility, for the United States. Symonds records these encounters in detail so vivid that readers can hear the wind in the rigging and feel the pounding of the guns. Yet he places every battle in a wide perspective, revealing their significance to America's development as it grew from a new Republic on the edge of a threatening frontier to a global superpower. Decision at Sea is a powerful and illuminating look at pivotal moments in the history of the Navy and of the United States. It is also a compelling study of the unchanging demands of leadership at sea, where commanders must make rapid decisions in the heat of battle with lives--and the fate of nations--hanging in the balance.

Author : Gerard T. Altoff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813
ISBN : 188779400X

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Oliver Hazard Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie by Gerard T. Altoff Pdf