In a dispatch to Major General William Henry Harrison after the battle, Perry, who was then 27 years old, would famously write, “We have met the enemy, and he is ours.” (Naval History and Heritage Command, U.S. Navy)
In a dispatch to Major General William Henry Harrison after the battle, Perry, who was then 27 years old, would famously write, “We have met the enemy, and he is ours.” (Naval History and Heritage Command, U.S. Navy)