THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Question
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Tecumseh’s confederation was weakened
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the Americans seized six British ships
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the Americans recovered Detroit and the land west of the Lake
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the British decided to end the war immediately
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Detailed explanation-1: -On September 10, 1813, American Naval forces under the command of Oliver H. Perry attacked Robert H. Barclay’s British fleet in Lake Erie. In the resulting action, Perry’s forces gained a victory and claimed supremacy over the lake, causing the British to evacuate Fort Detroit.
Detailed explanation-2: -This victory was an important part of the War of 1812 because it allowed America to gain control of Lake Erie, preventing the British from penetrating the middle of the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -The American victory at the Battle of Lake Erie cut off the British supply lines and forced them to abandon Detroit. It also paved the way for General Harrison’s attack on the British and Native American forces at the Battle of the Thames.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the first unqualified defeat of a British naval squadron in history, U.S. Captain Oliver Hazard Perry leads a fleet of nine American ships to victory over a squadron of six British warships at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.