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Perry, Oliver Hazard (1785–1819) and Matthew (1794–1858), naval officers.Born in Rhode Island, the sons of Captain Christopher R. Perry, both enjoyed distinguished careers. Oliver Hazard Perry in 1798 became a midshipman on board his father's ship, the General Greene , which attacked French commerce and supported Haitian revolutionaries during the Quasi‐War with France . After service in the Mediterranean he directed construction of gunboats in 1807–1809 before taking command of the schooner Revenge. Commanding a Great Lakes fleet during the War of 1812 , he defeated the British at the Battle of Put‐in‐Bay (Battle of Lake Erie), near ...

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