On September 10, 1813, the hot, still air that hung over Lake Erie was broken by the sounds of sharp conflict.
Author Walter Rybka traces the Lake Erie Campaign from the struggle to build the fleet in Erie, Pennsylvania, during the dead of winter and the conflict between rival egos of Perry and his second in c.
Led by Oliver Hazard Perry, the American fleet met the British, and though they sustained heavy losses, Perry and his men achieved one of the most stunning victories in the War of 1812.
On September 10, 1813, the hot, still air that hung over Lake Erie was broken by the sounds of sharp conflict