OLIVER HAZARD PERRY
After an engraving by Edwin made in 1813 from the Waldo picture
He immediately set sail for Put-In-Bay, where the British fleet was stationed. There he arranged his ships for battle and raised a banner containing the last words of Captain Lawrence, who had been killed earlier in the war while bravely fighting. "Don't give up the ship!" were the words the flag showed as it was unfurled to the breeze.
Drives the "Lawrence" into the British fleet
Driving his flagship, the Lawrence, right in among the enemy's ships, Perry made them turn all their cannon against it. The loss of life was dreadful, but Perry kept cool. When the last gun of the Lawrence could no longer be fired, he ordered a boat to be lowered and with some brave men rowed through a storm of shot and shell to the Niagara, another of Perry's large ships. Then he drove this ship into the midst of the fight. In fifteen minutes the two largest British ships struck their colors. The remainder of the fleet then surrendered.
Broke British power in the West
This victory broke the British power in the West. Congress voted resolutions in praise of Perry and ordered a gold medal struck in his honor. Wherever he went the people paid him great attention, and at his home he was given a royal welcome.
ANDREW JACKSON, THE VICTOR OF NEW ORLEANS
Jackson a Scotch-Irishman