Lt. John Brooks, Jr. A Hero of the Battle of Lake Erie
Marine First Lieutenant John Brooks, Jr. was the only US commissioned officer killed in the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie, yet he has been all but forgotten in the annals of American history.
Marine First Lieutenant John Brooks, Jr. was the only US commissioned officer killed in the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie, yet he has been all but forgotten in the annals of American history.