We have met the enemy, and they are ours
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During the war, however, the U. S. Canadian operations were a dismal failure, relieved chiefly by Perry's famed "We have met the enemy and they are ours" victory on Lake Erie.
From Time Magazine Archive
It seems to me that the words ascribed to Perry ran: "We have met the enemy, and they are ours."
From Time Magazine Archive
Oliver Hazard Perry made American history with his famous phrase, "We have met the enemy and they are ours," after his defeat of the British squadron on Lake Erie on September 10, 1813.
From Time Magazine Archive
In sending news of his victory to General Harrison, Perry, in his hastily written dispatch, used the words which have been quoted thousands of times: "We have met the enemy and they are ours."
From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles
"We have met the enemy and they are ours," was his triumphant dispatch to General Harrison.
From Union and Democracy by Johnson, Allen
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