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The year 2003 will mark the 150th anniversary of United States Navy Commodore Matthew Perry's first visit to Japan in July 1853, having been instructed by his government to 'open up' Japan by putting in place a treaty of 'peace and amity' with the Japanese 'mikado' for the benefit of western trade and commerce.he year 2003 will mark the 150th anniversary of United States Navy Commodore Matthew Perry's first visit to Japan in July 1853, having been instructed by his government to 'open up' Japan by putting in place a treaty of 'peace and amity' with the Japanese 'mikado' for the benefit of western trade and commerce.
Initially, America did not possess the naval power needed to match the British on the Great Lakes. Perry quickly made the necessary arrangements for the construction of a small fleet on Lake Erie. Then on September 10, 1813, the British navy attacked in what became known as the Battle of Lake Erie at Put-In-Bay.ommodore Isaac Chauncey was given command of the naval forces on Lake Erie and Ontario early on in the War of 1812. Chauncey sought a commander for the Lake Erie squadron and Perry was assigned this role in January of 1813. However, he intended to have Perry be his second in command.