Oliver Hazard Perry (Noun)
Meaning
United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Oliver Hazard Perry was an American hero who led the decisive naval victory on September 10, 1813, against the British fleet in the Battle of Lake Erie.
- Oliver Hazard Perry famously declared 'Don't Give Up The Ship' which later became a rallying cry for the United States Navy during the War of 1812.
- Oliver Hazard Perry was the younger brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry, another famous American naval officer who led the Perry Expedition to Japan in 1853.
- During the War of 1812, Oliver Hazard Perry commanded the USS Lawrence and after its destruction he calmly stepped into a small boat to take command of the USS Niagara.
- Oliver Hazard Perry suffered from Yellow Fever contracted on a ship during his expedition to fight piracy in the Gulf of Mexico and later died on August 23, 1819.