On Sept 10, 1813, on Lake Erie, nine vessels of the United States Navy met - and defeated - six ships of the British Royal Navy in one of the biggest naval battles of the War of 1812. The battle ensured American control of the lake for the rest of the war, which in turn allowed the Americans to recover Detroit, and win the Battle of the Thames - which broke the Indian confederation of Tecumseh. This is the Battle of Lake Erie.

Sources

https://www.nps.gov/pevi/learn/historyculture/battle_erie_detail.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Erie

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