Divers May Have Found The USS Revenge

Divers Claim To Have Found The USS Revenge - CBC News
USS Revenge Shipwreck Reportedly Discovered - Our Amazing Planet.com

The most important naval engagement fought during the war of 1812 occurred in September 1813 on Lake Erie, as an American squadron of six gunboats, led by 28 year old Lieutenant Oliver Hazard Perry, engaged and defeated a British fleet of nine larger ships.  Perry sailed into battle with a bright blue flag flying from the stern of his flagship Lawrence that read “Don’t Give Up The Ship,” and after attacking and boarding the British ships led his men in hand to hand combat.  After a murderous three hour battle Perry signaled to the command post ashore that “We have met the enemy and they are ours.” The Battle of Lake Erie swept the British navy from the Great Lakes for good ...