Ken Buck tweeted the following:
"The Battle of Lake Erie was a major naval victory for the United States on September 10, 1813. The battle resulted in the United States gaining control over crucial supply lines and making it impossible for Great Britain to advance in the northwest."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Ken Buck:
"On this day, October 13, 1775, the Continental Congress established the United States Navy. To celebrate, here are some of USNs more pivotal battles."Read on Twitter
"In 1944, USN won the battle of Leyte Gulf, still the largest naval battle in history, fought over 100,000 square miles of ocean, after which Halsey announced to Nimitz, the Japanese Navy has been beaten, routed, and broken by the Third and Seventh Fleets."Read on Twitter
"After Pearl Harbor, and the fall of Singapore and the Philippines, USN showed that the undefeated Japanese could be turned back at the Battle of the Coral Sea, an engagement Nimitz described as a victory with decisive and far-reaching consequences for the Allied cause."Read on Twitter
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