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Oliver Hazard Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie
![[Oliver Hazard Perry during the Battle of Lake Erie, standing at the front of a rowboat en route from the Lawrence to the Niagara.]](/images/oliver_hazard_perry_battle_of_lake_erie_small.jpg "Oliver Hazard Perry during the Battle of Lake Erie, standing at the front of a rowboat en route from the Lawrence to the Niagara.")
Oliver Hazard Perry and his crew rowing from the Lawrence to transfer his flag to the Niagara during the Battle of Lake Erie (also known as the Battle of Put-in-Bay). Note that the U.S. flag at the time of the War of 1812 had 15 stars and 15 stripes, so the depiction of the flag is anachronistic.
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