Shaking America
A podcast about stories in history that shook up the United States.
Shaking America
The Battle of Lake Erie
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Zach Knight
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Season 1
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Episode 54
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In the War of 1812 the US Navy would engage the British Royal Navy in the cold waters of Lake Erie. The battle would decide the future of the Great Lakes.
Sources
Ships of Oak, Guns of Iron by Ronald Utt
The Lake Erie Campaign by Walter Rybka
https://www.nps.gov/articles/brock-meets-tecumseh.htm
https://www.nps.gov/articles/surrender-of-detroit.htm
https://www.nps.gov/articles/a-mere-matter-of-marching.htm
from the National Parks Service database
https://detroithistorical.org/sites/default/files/lessonPlans/SurrenderDetroitFINAL.pdf
from the Detroit Historical Society