Siege of Savannah

The siege of Savannah or the second battle of Savannah was an encounter of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) in 1779. The year before, the city of Savannah, Georgia, had been captured by a British expeditionary corps under Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Campbell. The siege itself consisted of a joint Franco-American attempt to retake Savannah, from September 16 to October 18, 1779. On October 9 a major assault against the British siege works failed. During the attack, Polish nobleman Count Casimir Pulaski, leading the combined cavalry forces on the American side, was mortally wounded. With the failure of the joint attack, the siege was abandoned, and the British remained in control of Savannah until July 1782, near the end of the war.

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1779 Siege of Savannah

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1776 Battle of the Rice Boats

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1862 Battle of Fort Pulaski

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1863 Battle of Wassaw Sound

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1864 Battle of Fort McAllister

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Amérique Septentrionale Savanahc. Siège de Septembre 1779 Commandé par le Cte d'Estaing - btv1b84940476 (1 of 2)

Siege of Savannah - A.I. Keller

Siège de Savannah. fait par les Troupes du Roi aux ordres de Monsieur le Comte d'Estaing, Vice Amiral de France en Septembre et Octobre 1779. ... Nicolas - btv1b8493405x

Plan of the siege of Savannah, with the joint attack of the french and americans on the 9th october, 1779, in which they were defeated by His Majesty's Forces .... From a survey by an officer - btv1b530898035

Memories of the union Sergeant Jasper raising the South Carolina flag on Spring Hill Redoubt Savannah October 9 1779

French-troops-attacking-Spring-Hill-Redoubt

Savannah, 1779 RCIN 734052

Attack on Savannah, 10-08-1779 - NARA - 532940

Taking of Savannah in Dec. 1778 LOC gm71000863

(Taking of Savannah in Dec. 1778. LOC gm71000888

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Fort Pulaski	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1776	Battle of the Rice Boats	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1779	Siege of Savannah	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Fort Pulaski	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Wassaw Sound	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Fort McAllister	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		CSS Nashville	ship	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort James Jackson	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort McAllister	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Screven Historic District	historic district, artillery fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Old Fort Jackson	fort, heritage site	Wikidata
site	fort	1829	Fort Pulaski National Monument	fort, heritage site, National Monument of the United States, national monument, National Park System unit, National Park Service	Wikidata
site	museum		Webb Military Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		CSS Georgia	ironclad warship, shipwreck	Wikidata
commons	image		Amérique Septentrionale Savanahc. Siège de Septembre 1779 Commandé par le Cte d'Estaing - btv1b84940476 (1 of 2)		Commons
commons	image		Siege of Savannah - A.I. Keller		Commons
commons	image		Siège de Savannah. fait par les Troupes du Roi aux ordres de Monsieur le Comte d'Estaing, Vice Amiral de France en Septembre et Octobre 1779. ... Nicolas - btv1b8493405x		Commons
commons	image		Plan of the siege of Savannah, with the joint attack of the french and americans on the 9th october, 1779, in which they were defeated by His Majesty's Forces .... From a survey by an officer - btv1b530898035		Commons
commons	image		Memories of the union Sergeant Jasper raising the South Carolina flag on Spring Hill Redoubt Savannah October 9 1779		Commons
commons	image		French-troops-attacking-Spring-Hill-Redoubt		Commons
commons	image		Savannah, 1779 RCIN 734052		Commons
commons	image		Attack on Savannah, 10-08-1779 - NARA - 532940		Commons
commons	image		Taking of Savannah in Dec. 1778 LOC gm71000863		Commons
commons	image		(Taking of Savannah in Dec. 1778. LOC gm71000888		Commons