ID: 901002024 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002024	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Battle of Lake Erie

Note: The Battle of Lake Erie, also called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, in Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio, and was one of the biggest battles in the War of 1812. Nine vessels of the United States Navy, commanded by Oliver Hazard Perry, defeated and captured six vessels of the British Royal Navy. This was a tuurning point in the war, and it allowed the Americans to recover Detroit and win the Battle of the Thames to break the confederation of Indian chief Tecumseh.

Display Date: 10 September 1813

Names:

	Battle of Lake Erie (preferred,English)
	Battle of Put-in-Bay (English)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<North and South American history> (P)
		........<United States history> (P)
		............War of 1812 (American and British history, 1812) (P)
		................Battle of Lake Erie (P)

Other Relationships:

	.... naval battle
	.....(battles, armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Battle of Lake Erie
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Battle of lake Eeire," accessed 30 October 2017
	Battle of Put-in-Bay
	................Cultural Heritage Informatics Class Projects (2015-) http://mitchasumner.wixsite.com/perrymemorial; accessed 30 October 2017

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Battle of lake Eeire," accessed 30 October 2017