USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Perry. Perry served in the West Indies during the Quasi War of 1798–1800 against France, in the Mediterranean during the Barbary Wars of 1801–1815, and in the Caribbean fighting piracy and the slave trade, but is most noted for his heroic role in the War of 1812 during the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie.

Detailed explanation-3: -Oliver Hazard Perry, (born August 23, 1785, South Kingston, Rhode Island, U.S.-died August 23, 1819, at sea), U.S. naval officer who became a national hero when he defeated a British squadron in the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.

Detailed explanation-4: -Perry’s Victory, painted by William Henry Powell of Cincinnati in 1865, illustrates Oliver Hazard Perry’s decisive victory over the British fleet in the Battle of Lake Erie (September 10, 1813). This victory ensured American control of the Great Lakes.