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Relating to the Battle of Lake Erie, War of 1812...
Relating to the Battle of Lake Erie, War of 1812...
Item # 701501
June 04, 1814
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, June 4, 1814
* Battle of Lake Erie ad
* Oliver Hazard Perry
The front page has an interesting advertisement headed: "Victory On Lake Erie!" concerning a promotion to sell "...two prints representing The Victory gained by Commodore Perry..." and includes two letters signed in type: O.H. Perry. Other War of 1812 reports on the front page.
Page 2 has: "Glorious News for Europe!" and "Capitulation of Paris" as well as: "Abdication of Bonaparte" which includes the details of the announcement.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, various damp staining, wear at the margins & folds with some archival mends near the margins.
Note: The Battle of Lake Erie, fought on September 10, 1813, during the War of 1812, was a major American naval victory led by Oliver Hazard Perry against the British fleet commanded by Robert Heriot Barclay. Taking place near Put-in-Bay, Ohio, the battle secured U.S. control of Lake Erie. Despite initial setbacks and heavy damage to his flagship, Perry famously transferred to the USS Niagara, regrouped, and forced the British to surrender. His victory message—“We have met the enemy and they are ours”—became iconic. The triumph enabled the recapture of Detroit, boosted American morale, and paved the way for the U.S. victory at the Battle of the Thames.
Category: War of 1812
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