The War of 1812 was the first war the new United States ... In 1813, he was given command of a fleet of ships that was being built on Lake Erie. His task: break the British stranglehold in the ...

who posted about the feat on his Battle of Lake Erie Facebook page. Daniel Dobbins and Commodore Jesse Elliott walked across the lake in the winter of 1813-14, according to Dobbins' recollections ...

I'm Steve Inskeep with congratulations to the U.S. Navy, which won the battle of Lake Erie - again. Sailing ships re-enacted the victory over the British 200 ago during the War of 1812.

VERMILION, Ohio -- Researchers want to know whether the bottom of Lake Erie is littered with cannonballs and other ammunition from a pivotal naval battle that was part of the War of 1812. With the ...

A fleet of tall ships on Monday re-enacted the Battle of Lake Erie, two centuries after the U.S.-British clash considered a turning point in the War of 1812. Fifteen ships on the lake’s open ...

During the War of 1812, the United States navy defeated the British navy in the Battle of Lake Erie. Commodore Oliver Hazard ...

The United States’ triumph secured control of the lake, preventing an enemy attack from the north within the context of the war ... the Battle of York, forcing him to scavenge for weapons at local ...

It’s 19 degrees with a brisk wind blowing off Lake ... of the War of 1812. On this ground, hundreds of U.S. soldiers died in a defeat so stinging that it spawned a vengeful American battle ...

The Annual Siege of Old Fort Erie Reenactment features countless reenactors who come together each year to properly demonstrate the War of 1812 battle that took place along the Niagara River.

Daniel Dobbins and Jesse Elliott, key figures in the War of 1812, apparently crossed the ... who posted about the feat on his Battle of Lake Erie Facebook page. Daniel Dobbins and Commodore ...