Reconnaissance walks during War of 1812. Daniel Dobbins and Commodore Jesse Elliott walked across the lake in the winter of 1813-14, according to Dobbins' recollections in a letter to Elliott ...

Daniel Dobbins recalls crossing the lake "many times" after the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie. ... First walks across frozen Lake Erie may have been for reconnaissance during War of 1812.

Lake Erie, one of the region's five Great Lakes, ... Key battle in War of 1812. The Battle of Lake Erie took place off the north shore on Sept. 10, 1813, according to the National Park Service.

Theodore Roosevelt, The history of naval war of 1812. Craig L. Simons, Decision at sea. Five naval battles that shaped American history. John R. Elting, Amateurs to arms: A military history of the War ...

It’s 19 degrees with a brisk wind blowing off Lake Erie as the men of Lacroix Company march across a snow-crusted field in Michigan. “Prepare to load!” shouts Ralph Naveaux, the unit’s ...

Piercing the azure sky of northern Ohio is a beacon of both war and peace. This 350-foot pillar of granite towers over Lake ...

Turning the Course of the War . The Battle of Plattsburgh and the Battle of Lake Champlain on September 11, 1814 salvaged two years of dismal military losses for the United States, staving off the ...

Tecumseh (March 1768-Oct. 5, 1813) was a leader of the Shawnee tribe, best known for his leadership in a rebellion against the U.S. in 1810-11, and his participation in the War of 1812. (Culture ...