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perfect wreck, her starboard bulwarks being com- 

 pletely beaten in. She had, as already stated, 22 

 men killed, including Lieutenant of Marines Brooks 

 and Midshipman Lamb; and 61 wounded, including 

 Lieutenant Yarnall, Midshipman (acting second 

 leutenant) Forrest, Sailing-master Taylor, Purser 

 Hambleton, and Midshipmen Swartout and Clax- 

 ton. The Niagara lost 2 killed and 25 wounded (al- 

 most a fifth of her effective), including among 

 the latter the second lieutenant, Mr. Edwards, and 

 Midshipman Cummings. The Caledonia had 3, 

 the Somers 2, and Trippe 2, men wounded. The 

 Ariel had i killed and 3 wounded; the Scorpion 2 

 killed, including Midshipman Lamb. The total loss 

 was 123; 27 were killed and 96 wounded, of whom 

 3 died. 



The British loss, falling most heavily on the De- 

 troit and Queen Charlotte, amounted to 41 killed 

 (including Capt. S. J. Garden, R.N., and Captain R. 

 A. Finnis), and 94 wounded (including Captain 

 Barclay and Lieutenants Stokes, Buchan, Roulette, 

 and Bignall) : in all 145. The first and second in 

 command on every vessel were killed or wounded, 

 a sufficient proof of the desperate nature of the 

 defence. 



The victory of Lake Erie was most important, 

 both in its material results and in its moral effect. 

 It gave us complete command of all the upper lakes, 

 prevented any fears of invasion from that quarter, 

 increased our prestige with the foe and our confi- 

 dence in ourselves, and ensured the conquest of up- 



