(WAR OF 1812) The War

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"WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY--AND THEY ARE OURS" (WAR OF 1812.) The War. Volume II, number 16. 4 pages, 12 x 9 3/4 inches, on one sheet; minor dampstaining. New York, 5 October 1813

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Extensive reports on the recent Battle of Lake Erie. Oliver Hazard Perry's classic dispatch is quoted in full ("We have met the enemy--and they are ours.") The enduring appeal of these words is immediately recognized by the editor, who asserts that it "resembles the veni, vedi, vici of the immortal Julius more than anything we have before seen."