5 Oliver Hazard Perry Quotes on Warfare

Oliver Hazard Perry quotes on warfare

1. I leave it to your discretion to strike or not, but the American colors must not be pulled down over my head today.

2. We have met the enemy and they are ours- two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop.

7. The personal deportment of Captain Perry, throughout the day, was worthy of all praise. He did not quit his own vessel when she became useless, to retire from the battle, but to gain it; an end that was fully obtained, and an effort which resulted in triumph. ~ James Fenimore Cooper in History of the Navy (1839)

9. He absolutely refused to admit, much less accept, defeat when he was literally beaten on Lake Erie. He was that rara avis in our history, the true hero-patriot. ~ Richard Dillon, in We Have Met the Enemy. (1978)

10. Against a tenacious enemy, this young commodore bequeathed a legacy of combat leadership to future generations of naval officers. ~ David Curtis Skaggs and Gerald T. Altoff, in A Signal Victory. (1997)