File:KIMBALL1816 Battle of Erie.jpg

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Battle of Erie
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Peter Rushton Maverick  (1755–1811)  wikidata:Q29380652
 
Alternative names
Peter R. Maverick; P. R. Maverick
Description American engraver and silversmith
Date of birth/death 11 April 1755 Edit this at Wikidata 12 December 1811 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Cheshire Newark
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artist QS:P170,Q29380652
Samuel Maverick  (1789–1845)  wikidata:Q67000859
 
Samuel Maverick
Description American engraver
Date of birth/death 1789 Edit this at Wikidata 1845 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth New York City
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artist QS:P170,Q67000859
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Battle of Erie
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The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, in Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio during the War of 1812. Nine vessels of the United States Navy defeated and captured six vessels of British Royal Navy.
Date 1813 (published 1816)
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British Library HMNTS 9602.c.11.
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Image extracted from page 174 of The Naval Temple: containing a complete history of the battles fought by the Navy of the United States …, by KIMBALL, H.. Original held and digitised by the British Library. Copied from Flickr.

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