Lundy's Lane

"During the battle of Lake Erie in 1813, Perry's flagship, the Lawrence, was so badly damaged that he was obliged to abandon it and row to the Niagara.  after finally forcing the British fleet to surrender, Perry made no reference to the exigencies of the battle in the dispatch announcing his victory.  It read simply, "We have met the enemy, and they are ours."

{Perry's words are memorable, but have become immortal through the parody on them by Walt Kelly's inimitable cartoon character, Pogo: 'We have met the enemy and he is us.'}"

*Oliver Hazard Perry, (1785 - 1819), US naval commander.

~ THE LITTLE, BROWN BOOK OF Anecdotes, 1985

(Photos:  Lundy's Lane, Niagara Falls, ON. Click on Photo for larger image. lbw)