Siege of Savannah

The Siege of Savannah was a battle of the American Revolutionary War in 1779. The year before, Savannah, Georgia had been captured by a British expeditionary corps under Henry Clinton. The siege itself consisted of a joint Franco-American attempt to retake Savannah on September 16-October 18, 1779. In this assault Count Kazimierz Pułaski, fighting on the US side, was mortally wounded. The attack failed, and the British would remain in control of Georgia until close to the end of the war.

Related Topics:
American Revolutionary War - 1779 - Savannah, Georgia - British - Henry Clinton - Franco - American - September 16-October 18 - Kazimierz Pułaski - Georgia

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The battle is much remembered in Haitian history, for it was here that a legion of over 500 free men of color or gens de couleur from Saint Domingue fought on the French side. Henri Christophe, who later became king of independent Haiti, is thought to have been among these troops.

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Haiti - Free men of color - Gens de couleur - Saint Domingue - Henri Christophe

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• Article (in pdf) on French free colored participation in the Siege of Savannah