[DOC] [TLE] Oliver Hazard Perry - Wikipedia [PAR] During the War of 1812 against Britain, Perry supervised the building of a fleet at 
Erie, Pennsylvania, at the age of 27. He earned the title "Hero of Lake Erie" for... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Lake Erie - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 
10 September 1813, in Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio during the War of 1812. 
Nine vessels of the United States Navy defeated and captured six vessels of 
British Royal Navy. ... When the war broke out, the British immediately seized 
control of Lake Erie. [DOC] [TLE] War of 1812: Battle of Lake Erie: Oliver Perry's Miraculous Victory ... [PAR] War of 1812: Battle of Lake Erie: Oliver Perry's Miraculous Victory ... After a 
harrowing journey through the winter wilderness, he arrived at the tiny 
Pennsylvania .... But the British, with more than one thousand ships in their battle 
fleet, were ..... and wrote: 'Dear Gen'l:  We have met the enemy and they are 
ours; two ships,... [DOC] [TLE] "We Have Met The Enemy, and they are Ours" - Dictionary definition ... [PAR] "WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY, AND THEY ARE OURS." On 10 September 1813, after defeating the British fleet in the Battle of Lake Erie, Oliver Hazard Perry, commander of the American fleet, dispatched one of the most famous messages in military history to Maj. Gen. William Henry Harrison. [DOC] [TLE] The Battle of Lake Erie - Sep 10, 1813 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, The Battle of Lake Erie on Sep 10, 1813. ... leads a fleet of 
nine American ships to victory over a squadron of six British warships ... After the 
battle, Perry sent a famous dispatch to U.S. General William Henry Harrison that 
read, We have met the enemy, and they are ours. .... Serial-killing couple meets. [DOC] [TLE] Battle on the Lakes - Mariners' Museum [PAR] The Lake Erie Squadron had two 20-gun brigs and nine smaller vessels. ... 
Chauncey kept most of them for his ever-expanding Lake Ontario fleet. ... With 
these reinforcements, Perry sailed out of Presque Isle on August 6, 1813. ... Perry 
sent a message immediately after the British surrender that... [DOC] [TLE] We have met the enemy and they are ours - This Day in Quotes [PAR] Sep 10, 2014 ... It was reported that, as he lay dying, Lawrence said: Tell the men to fire faster ... 
And, during the September 10th battle on Lake Erie, it was defiantly ... Erie, the 
Americans won a decisive victory and captured all of the British ships. ... The first 
line of his message, We have met the enemy and they are ours,... [DOC] [TLE] The Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Battle of Lake Erie [PAR] Battle of Lake Erie: Turning Point of the War of 1812 ... Oliver Hazard Perry 
defeated the British at the Battle of Lake Erie. ... The Lawrence after being raised 
in 1875 ... recognized the value of Lake Erie, he ordered the construction of a 
fleet. ... It read: Dear Gen'l: We have met the enemy, and they are ours, two ships
, two... [DOC] [TLE] Section 4 - The War of 1812 [PAR] The second phase of the war began after the British defeated France in April 
1814. ... the Americans had begun to build a fleet on the shores of Lake Erie. ... 
After the battle, Perry sent a message to General Harrison: We have met the 
enemy and ... When General Harrison received Perry's note, he set out to attack 
the British. [DOC] [TLE] The enemy is ours: American freshwater victories turn the tide of war ... [PAR] In a memorable use of combat rhetoric, Perry sent a short message to General 
William Henry HarrisonWe have met the enemy and they are ourswords 
repeated in ... Painting memorializing Perry's command at the Battle of Lake Erie, 
... but by early September he had a smaller fleet with

Question: After defeating a British fleet on Lake Erie, he sent out the message "We have met the enemy, and they are ours"
Answer: Oliver Hazard Perry