Bicentennial of the Battle of Lake Erie at Put-in-Bay, Ohio & a 90 Second Animated Battle

Posted on by September 10, 2013

battlelakeeriebiTwo hundred years ago today, in what would become known as the Battle of Lake Erie, a squadron of ships under the command of Oliver Hazard Perry defeated and captured a Royal Navy squadron at Put-in-Bay in Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio.  Last week on Labor Day, there was a reenactment of the battle, the largest naval reenactment ever undertaken in the United States.  (No surprise the Americans won again.) The boats and ships involved in the reenactment had the additional challenge of avoiding the more than 2,000 spectator vessels. The Battle of Lake Erie Bicentennial site has a wonderful slide-show of photos taken during the reenactment.  Click here to view it.

Here is a wonderful 90 second video from the Plain Dealer with an animated history of the battle:

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Bicentennial of the Battle of Lake Erie at Put-in-Bay, Ohio & a 90 Second Animated Battle — 6 Comments

  1. I had no idea there was a site set-up for the Battle Reenactment-Great find and thanks for sharing it!

  5. From the Cleveland page comments:
    Q: Did anyone take video of the reenactment to be broadcast on PBS or elsewhere since most people could not actually watch it out on the water?

    A: Yes. Port Clinton Radio (wpib.com) did a live stream, and had over 60,000 viewers. Their footage will be used for a PBS special on the event. Find them on FB as “WPCR – PortClintonRadio.com”