The Battle of Lake Erie and its aftermath : a reassessment / David Curtis Skaggs, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Skaggs, David Curtis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813.

Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813--Influence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Experts weigh in on a pivotal engagement in the War of 1812 Few naval battles in American history have left a more enduring impression on America's national consciousness than the Battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813. Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry's battle flag emblazoned with the message "Don't Give Up the Ship," now enshrined at the U.S. Naval Academy, has become a naval maxim. His succinct after-action report--"We have met the enemy and they are ours"--constitutes one of the more memorable battle summaries in American history. This splendid collection celebrates the bicentennial of the American victory with a review of the battle and its consequences. The volume is divided into three sections. The first deals with "Military Operations" in the upper Great Lakes, 1812-14, and provides an overview of the War of 1812 in the Old Northwest and western Upper Canada. The second, "Consequences," assesses the long-term impact of this campaign upon the Native Americans and Euro-Americans who lived in the region and three individuals whose lives were changed by the American recovery of the upper lakes in 1813. The final section, "Memory," examines two ways the United States keeps the legacy of its first squadron-to-squadron victory alive by maintaining the fragile battle flag that flew on Perry's flagships and by sailing the replica of US Brig Niagara on the Great Lakes and the East Coast. Collectively these essays allow the general reader, the military history enthusiast, and the professional historian to take a fresh look at this significant naval engagement and its impact on subsequent historical events.

Contents:

Part I. Military Operations

The Maumee River Campaign, 1812-13 / Larry L. Nelson

Gaining Naval Dominance on Lake Erie / David Curtis Skaggs

It Is Better to Make a Signal than to Curse One's Subordinates : Oliver Hazard Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie / Michael A. Palmer

Invading Canada : Joint Operations across Lake Erie / David Curtis Skaggs

"No One Acquired Any Military Glory in This Affair" : The American Attempt to Retake Mackinac, 1814 / Brian Leigh Dunnigan

Part II. Consequences

Odyssey's End : The Battle of Lake Erie and the Failure of the Delaware Indian Struggle for Autonomy / Daniel P. Barr

The Late War : Black Hawk and the Legacies of Violence in the Great Lakes Region / John P. Bowes

"The Disagreeablest Night I Ever Saw" : John Tipton, Tippecanoe and the Dissolution of the Middle Ground / Ginette Aley

The Aftermath of Victory : The Settlement of Fort Wayne, Indiana and the Surrounding Region / Phyllis Gernhardt

"A Gallant and Valuable Officer" : The Naval Career of Thomas Holdup Stevens, 1809-1841 / Charles E. Brodine, Jr.

Part III. Memory Not Pretty, but Beautiful : Oliver Hazard Perry's Battle Flag / Deborah Lee Trupin and J. Scott Harmon

Observations on the Sailing Characteristics of the U.S. Brig Niagara / Walter P. Rybka

Contributors.

Notes:

Sequel to: War on the Great Lakes, ©1991.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61277-715-5

OCLC:

867740220