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262. Perry's Victory on Lake Erie, 1813.
262．偑里在伊利湖取得勝利（1813年）
But the British triumph did not last long. In the winter of 1812-13 Captain Oliver Hazard Perry built a fleet of warships on Lake Erie.
但是，英國人的勝利沒有延續(xù)多久，1812-1813年冬季奧利弗o海澤德o偑里在伊利湖組建一支艦隊(duì)，
They were built of green timber cut for the purpose.
這些艦船由一些專門砍伐下來的新木材制成，
They were poor vessels, but were as good as the British vessels.
雖然看起來并不如英國軍艦?zāi)敲春廊A，但是它們與英國的軍艦一樣棒。
In September, 1813, Perry sailed in search of the British ships.
1813年9月，偑里的艦隊(duì)開始尋找英國的船只，
Coming up with them, he hoisted at his masthead a large blue flag with Lawrence's immortal words, "Don't give up the ship", worked upon it.
在趕上英國軍艦之后，他在桅桿上升起一面藍(lán)色的旗幟，上面寫著勞倫斯不朽的名言"永不棄艦"，他們踐行了這句名言。
The battle was fiercely fought.
戰(zhàn)斗非常激烈，
Soon Perry's flagship, the Lawrence, was disabled and only nine of her crew were uninjured.
很快，偑里的旗艦"勞倫斯號(hào)"失去航行能力，只有九名沒有受傷的船員。
Rowing to another ship, Perry continued the fight.
駛向另一艘船，偑里繼續(xù)作戰(zhàn)，
In fifteen minutes more all the British ships surrendered.
又過了15分鐘，所有的英國船只都向他投降。
The control of Lake Erie was now in American hands.
現(xiàn)在伊利湖在美國人控制之下，英國人從伊利湖的南部撤退，
The British retreated from the southern side of the lake. General Harrison occupied Detroit.
哈里森將軍占領(lǐng)底特律，
He then crossed into Canada and defeated a British army on the banks of the river Thames (October, 1813).
隨后他越過底特律到達(dá)加拿大并打敗一支駐扎在泰晤士河畔的英國軍隊(duì)（1813年10月）。
