 | 1921 - 800 strani
...vessels was captured and Commodore Perry forwarded to General Harrison his famous message, " We have met the enemy and they are ours — two ships, two brigs, one schooner, and one sloop." By an act approved January 6, 1814, Congress resolved : 576 MILITARY AND NAVAL MEDALS OF THE WAR OF... | |
 | 1910 - 538 strani
...HARRISON TABLE ROCK Perry to General Harrison, at Fort Seneca, announcing his victory: "We have met the enemy and they are ours — two ships, two brigs, one schooner and a sloop," was, on its way, read at Lower Sandusky, and Captain McAfee in his history says: " This exhilarating... | |
 | Chris J. Magoc - 2001 - 52 strani
...receive Barclay's surrender, Perry penned his famous message to Gen. William Henry Harrison: We have met the enemy and they are ours: Two ships, two Brigs, one Schooner, & One Sloop. PERRY LUCK Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry was a man of extraordinary ambition, courage,... | |
 | Robert M. Utley, Wilcomb E. Washburn - 2002 - 324 strani
...grubby nore sent by Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry from the deck of his flagship: "DEAR CENL: We have met the enemy, and they are ours — two ships, two brigs, one schooner, and one sloop." Proctor, who had also heard about the battle, decided to abandon Fort Maiden and retreat. Tecumseh... | |
 | Norman K. Risjord - 2002 - 460 strani
...message to William Henry Harrison, who was poised at the Maumee River with an army of 4,500: "We have met the enemy and they are ours: two ships, two brigs, one schooner, and one sloop." Harrison's army consisted almost entirely of Kentucky volunteers and mounted riflemen. Perry transported... | |
 | Ivan Walton, Joe Grimm - 2002 - 278 strani
...hours. Perry proclaimed the victory to his superiors by writing on the back of an envelope: "We have met the enemy and they are ours. Two ships, two brigs, one schooner and a sloop." Perry had just become the first person to capture a British fleet, securing his place in... | |
 | J. David Williams - 2003 - 130 strani
...certain, wrote to General Harrison on the back of an old letter resting in his naval cap: "We have met the enemy, and they are ours — two ships, two brigs, one schooner, and one sloop." To the lover of the picturesque there is much of interest in the islands of Lake Erie, ten or more... | |
 | Walter R. Borneman - 2004 - 384 strani
...Harrison, who waited anxiously at Sandusky to learn the battle's outcome, Perry wrote: "We have met the enemy and they are ours: Two Ships, two Brigs,...Sloop. Yours, with great respect and esteem, OH Perry." It was the epitome of understatement. To Secretary of the Navy Jones, Perry's initial report was only... | |
 | James T. De Kay - 2004 - 264 strani
...heralded by his triumphant message that quickly became celebrated throughout the nation: "We have met the enemy and they are ours, two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop." Cheered by news of the victory, Decatur ordered a salute of eighteen guns fired— one gun for each... | |
 | Mark Bourrie - 2005 - 286 strani
...swords that they offered, and then penned his famous message to General William Harrison: We have met the enemy and they are ours: Two Ships, two Brigs, one Schooner & one Sloop. Yours, with great respect and esteem OH Perry After the battle all ships dropped anchor.... | |
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We have met the enemy and they are ours; two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop. 
