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What did oliver hazard perry mean when he said you have met the enemy and the are ours?
Well, obviously he meant that the enemy had surrendered their ships.
Who said you have met the enemy and it is us?
Walt Kelly (1913-1973) was a cartoonist who wrote "Pogo". Pogo paraphrased Commodore Perry's famous quote from the war of 1812, "...we have met the enemy, and he is ours..."; In 1953, Pogo said, "...we have met the enemy, and he is us..."
What is the famous quote of naval commander oliver hazard perry?
"We have met the enemy and they are ours. "
What was the famous quote from the Battle of Lake Erie?
We have met the enemy and they are ours - two ships, two brigs, one schooner and a sloop.
How did soviet union influence the cold war?
The Soviets were armed with nuclear weapons, that made them a key player. They had the most and best that were comparable to ours; that made them the leader of the enemy coalition.
After the Battle of Lake Erie Captain Oliver Hazard Perry sent a message that said you have met the enemy and?
"We have met the enemy and they are ours."
What did oliver hazard perry mean when he said you have met the enemy and the are ours?
Well, obviously he meant that the enemy had surrendered their ships.
Who said you have met the enemy and it is us?
Walt Kelly (1913-1973) was a cartoonist who wrote "Pogo". Pogo paraphrased Commodore Perry's famous quote from the war of 1812, "...we have met the enemy, and he is ours..."; In 1953, Pogo said, "...we have met the enemy, and he is us..."
What is the famous quote of naval commander oliver hazard perry?
"We have met the enemy and they are ours. "
What was the famous quote from the Battle of Lake Erie?
We have met the enemy and they are ours - two ships, two brigs, one schooner and a sloop.
Which naval officer controlled American ships on Lake Erie during the War of 1812?
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry fought the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813, successfully defeating a Royal Navy task force. Some of the most famous Navy quotes came from Perry during this battle: "If a victory is to be gained, I will gain it" (at the outset of the battle) "We have met the enemy and they are ours" (message sent after the victory, the full message being "We have met the enemy and they are ours: "We have met the enemy and they are ours; two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop")
What is the whole quote from Pogo including We met the enemy...?
"We have met the enemy and he is us."
What is demise at enemy's hands?
Demise at the enemy's hands bascially means that someone or something was killed or destroyed by their/its enemy. For example, the soldier met his demise at the enemy's hands, or the soldier met his demise at the hands of his enemy.
Is there a longer version of we have met the enemy and it is us?
No, Walt Kelly had his cartoon character, Pogo the possum, say, "We have met the enemy and he is us."
Who said we have met the enemy and they are ours?
Oliver Hazard Perry, after winning a bloody two hour engagement on September 10, 1813 between his squadron and a smaller British squadron on Lake Erie during the War of 1812, wrote to his superior officer, General William Henry Harrison on the back of an old letter: "We have met the enemy and they are ours." Up to this point the Americans had been losing all the battles for control of the Great Lakes to the British, but with this success the tide turned. Thus this message became famous once the American public learned of it.
What is the origin of the phrase 'I have found the enemy and it is us'?
This remark originally appeared in the introduction to a POGO book, where Walt Kelly paraphrases Oliver Hazard Perry's famous dispatch after having won the battle of Lake Erie: "We have met the enemy and he is ours." Kelly writes "We have met the enemy, and not only is he ours, he may be us." Kelly loved to recycle his jokes, so the idea reappeared many times, including as the title to one of the later POGO books.Answer:The original statement was "we have found the eneny and he is us". It came from a newspaper cartoon written by Walt Kelly. and was said by Pogo, and oppossum to his buddies who were an alligator and an owl. can't remember the name of the cartoon. Answer:The Quote is correctly "We have found the enemy and he are us" said by POGO in the comic strip of the same name. Albert was the name of the alligator. Answer:The correct quote (I'm looking at the cartoon drawing) is: "WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY AND HE IS US" all caps.It is set in the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia:Pogo ....................... possumAlbert ....................... alligatorHowland ................... owlChurchy la Femme .... turtlePorky Pine ................ porcupineBeauregard .............. hound dogFremont ................... bugYou see I'm a 70 year old American and have been taking advice and direction from POGO for years. The older I get the wiser POGO seems to get. I believe he must be a descendent of a Roman philosopher. The Romans didn't listen to them either.****Note: The ORIGINAL was first published in 1950-1951 in a book by that title: We have met the enemy and he is us. The book was a political tome' in protest about pollution.
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