The Battle of Lake Erie Time By Jstokes Jun 22, 1807 Chesapeake-Leopard incident Jun 18, 1812 Dobbins arrives in Washington, D.C. to notify president madison of the loss of Mackinac and Dearborn Jun 18, 1812 War of 1812 Begins Jul 17, 1812 Fort Mackinac is taken by the British Aug 15, 1812 Fort Dearborn attacked and burned Aug 22, 1812 Daniel Dobbins arrives back in to Erie Aug 26, 1812 Fort Detroit taken by the British Sep 17, 1812 Issac Chauncey appointed to oversee US naval forces on Great Lakes Jan 1, 1813 Chauncey makes surprise visit to Erie, commissions two brigs and other ships Mar 27, 1813 Commodore Oliver hazard Perry arrives to take command in Erie Mar 31, 1813 Perry leaves for Pittsburgh to secure vital supplies for shipbuilding Apr 26, 1813 Ships tigress and Porcupine are launched into the bay May 24, 1813 USS Lawerence is launched, becomes Perry’s flagship May 25, 1813 Fort Erie and George are taken by US forces Jun 1, 1813 Chesapeake-Shannon, Lawrence is Killed Jul 4, 1813 USS Niagara launched into the bay Aug 4, 1813 Lawrence and Niagara are successfully floated over the sandbar at the opening of the bay Aug 13, 1813 Commodore Jesse Elliot arrives to Erie with more sailors, act of Perry’s second-in-command, captaining the Niagara Sep 10, 1813 The battle of Lake Erie occurs outside of put-in-bay, Ohio. Perry and US forces score a major victory Sep 13, 1813 Gen. William Henry Harrison’s forces, supported by the Niagara, retake Fort Detroit
