the battle of lake erie was fought for control of the lake.
the battle of lake erie was fought for control of the lake.
why was the battle of lake erie fought?
control of the lake
during the war of 1812, the yard was the base of operations for first the provincial marine's operations on lake erie and lake huron and later the royal navy's. however, due to the yard's location at the far end of lake erie, supplies for the yard had to be shipped across the lake from fort george and overland from niagara falls or shipped to york and burlington heights, transported overland to long point before being transported on the lake again to the shipyard. in may 1813, the royal navy took command of all provincial marine forces and establishments on lake erie. with the construction of superior american ships in 1813, commander robert heriot barclay, the royal navy commander of the lake erie squadron in 1813, sought to defeat the americans before they could cut off his supply lines. the battle of lake erie, saw the effort fail and the entire british squadron was captured. with the american control of the lake, the british land forces were forced to retreat to burlington heights in order to be supplied. the yard was burned and abandoned in september 1813 after the battle of lake erie. in 1814 a new yard was established at penetanguishene naval yard.
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lake erie is one of the five great lakes of north america.









































lake erie may also refer to:









































bullet::::- lake erie ava, an american wine region in the great lakes region









































bullet::::- lake erie beach, new york, a hamlet in evans, new york









































bullet::::- lake erie state park, a park in portland, new york









































bullet::::- lake erie college, a private liberal arts college in painesville, ohio









































bullet::::- uss "lake erie" (cg-70) (launched 1991), a ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser in the united states navy
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