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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In recognition of the bicentennial of the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, the U.S. Postal Service has issued a commemorative stamp. The Forever stamp features ...

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 ...

In addition to contributing the battle cry 'Don't Give Up the Ship,' to our national lexicon, the battle gave us the 'Hero of Lake Erie,' Master ... Pfeiffer. The War of 1812, sometimes called ...

In September 1814 on the waters of Lake Champlain, American sailors won an improbable victory that not only turned back the largest British invasion force of the War of 1812 but also helped secure ...

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 ...