Abstract
While historians and social scientists emphasize the role of unit cohesion in battlefield success, they generally avoid the examination of how unit cohesion has been created. This article examines the battle of Lake Erie, 10 September 1813, in light of unit cohesion criteria. It concludes that while Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry and his captains created "vertical cohesion" (bonding between leaders and subordinates) within their respective crews, the self-identification of the value of intergroup cooperation between the various captains and their commodore was never fully actuated. Despite his faults, the article argues that Perry justifiably deserves the reputation of the creator of unit cohesion under difficult circumstances.
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