Transcriber’s Note
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Heroes of the Fleet
PERRY
"September the tenth, full well I ween
In eighteen hundred and thirteen,
The weather mild, the sky serene,
Commanded by bold Perry,
Our saucy fleet at anchor lay
In safety, moor'd at Put-in Bay;
'Twixt sunrise and the break of day,
The British fleet
We chanced to meet;
Our admiral thought he would them greet
With a welcome on Lake Erie."
—Old Song
LAWRENCE
"Let shouts of victory for laurels won
Give place to grief for Lawrence, Valor's son.
The warrior who was e'er his country's pride
Has for that country bravely, nobly died."
—Lines published in June, 1813.
THE WAR OF 1812
By ALBERT BUSHNELL HART
Professor of Government, Harvard University
 |  Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry | |
| MENTOR GRAVURES | MENTOR GRAVURES | |
| CAPTAIN JAMES LAWRENCE | COMMODORE OLIVER HAZARD PERRY | |
| COMMODORE STEPHEN DECATUR | THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE | |
| COMMODORE WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE | GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON | |
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