In 1813, he was given command of a fleet of ships that was being built on Lake Erie. His task ... but it was his battle slogan, "Don't Give Up the Ship," that would forevermore become a national ...

who posted about the feat on his Battle of Lake Erie Facebook page. Daniel Dobbins and Commodore Jesse Elliott walked across the lake in the winter of 1813-14, according to Dobbins' recollections ...