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Saturday, October 5, 2013

Got My Battle of Lake Erie Stamps-- Part 2


On the back of the sheet, there is a painting of Oliver Hazard Perry, (Old Sideburns. He does sport quite an impressive set of sideburns.) Under it says: "With his victory at the Battle of Lake Erie, Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819) forced the British and their Indian allies (and Canadians) to abandon their outposts on the Detroit frontier. *(And, very importantly, the loss of Detroit itself.) Perry was immediatelty celebrated as a natinal hero."

The reason I sign off these blog entries with Brock-Perry is half because of Oliver Hazard Perry.  The Brock comes from Canadian/British hero Isaac Brock.

My Hero. --Brock-Perry

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