The Battle of Lake Erie Time

By Jstokes

  • Chesapeake-Leopard incident

    Chesapeake-Leopard incident

  • Dobbins arrives in Washington, D.C. to notify president madison of the loss of Mackinac and Dearborn

    Dobbins arrives in Washington, D.C. to notify president madison of the loss of Mackinac and Dearborn

  • War of 1812 Begins

    War of 1812 Begins

  • Fort Mackinac is taken by the British

    Fort Mackinac is taken by the British

  • Fort Dearborn attacked and burned

    Fort Dearborn attacked and burned

  • Daniel Dobbins arrives back in to Erie

    Daniel Dobbins arrives back in to Erie

  • Fort Detroit taken by the British

    Fort Detroit taken by the British

  • Issac Chauncey appointed to oversee US naval forces on Great Lakes

    Issac Chauncey appointed to oversee US naval forces on Great Lakes

  • Chauncey makes surprise visit to Erie, commissions two brigs and other ships

    Chauncey makes surprise visit to Erie, commissions two brigs and other ships

  • Commodore Oliver hazard Perry arrives to take command in Erie

    Commodore Oliver hazard Perry arrives to take command in Erie

  • Perry leaves for Pittsburgh to secure vital supplies for shipbuilding

    Perry leaves for Pittsburgh to secure vital supplies for shipbuilding

  • Ships tigress and Porcupine are launched into the bay

    Ships tigress and Porcupine are launched into the bay

  • USS Lawerence is launched, becomes Perry’s flagship

    USS Lawerence is launched, becomes Perry’s flagship

  • Fort Erie and George are taken by US forces

    Fort Erie and George are taken by US forces

  • Chesapeake-Shannon, Lawrence is Killed

    Chesapeake-Shannon, Lawrence is Killed

  • USS Niagara launched into the bay

    USS Niagara launched into the bay

  • Lawrence and Niagara are successfully floated over the sandbar at the opening of the bay

    Lawrence and Niagara are successfully floated over the sandbar at the opening of the bay

  • Commodore Jesse Elliot arrives to Erie with more sailors, act of Perry’s second-in-command, captaining the Niagara

    Commodore Jesse Elliot arrives to Erie with more sailors, act of Perry’s second-in-command, captaining the Niagara

  • The battle of Lake Erie occurs outside of put-in-bay, Ohio. Perry and US forces score a major victory

    The battle of Lake Erie occurs outside of put-in-bay, Ohio. Perry and US forces score a major victory

  • Gen. William Henry Harrison’s forces, supported by the Niagara, retake Fort Detroit

    Gen. William Henry Harrison’s forces, supported by the Niagara, retake Fort Detroit