British capture of Savannah

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battle event in the American Revolutionary War military campaign

The British capture of Savannah was a major 1778 Revolutionary War victory in Georgia that secured a key southern port for Britain and marked the beginning of its southern campaign.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Siege of Savannah	4
British capture of Savannah canonical	3
British capture of Savannah (1778)	1
British occupation of Savannah	1
Capture of Savannah (1778)	1
Invasion of Georgia (1778–1779)	1
Siege of Savannah (1779)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ event in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
belligerent	Great Britain ⓘ Loyalists ⓘ Patriot militia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
campaign	Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: British campaign in the southern colonies
cityStatusAfterBattle	Savannah became British stronghold ⓘ
combatantStrength	British force under Archibald Campbell ⓘ Continental Army troops under Robert Howe ⓘ
commander	Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll ⓘ surface form: Archibald Campbell Robert Howe ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
controlledByAfterBattle	Great Britain ⓘ
country	Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
date	29 December 1778 ⓘ
followedBy	British capture of Augusta (1779) ⓘ British operations in South Carolina ⓘ British capture of Savannah self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Siege of Savannah
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ
historicalRegion	British America ⓘ
location	Savannah ⓘ surface form: Savannah, Georgia
objective	control of a key southern port ⓘ seizure of Savannah ⓘ
opponent	Continental Army ⓘ Georgia militia ⓘ
outcome	British capture of Savannah self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: British occupation of Savannah establishment of British base in Georgia ⓘ restoration of royal authority in parts of Georgia ⓘ start of British southern campaign ⓘ
partOf	British southern strategy ⓘ Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy	British planning of southern strategy in 1778 ⓘ
relatedTo	Battle of Brier Creek ⓘ Siege of Charleston ⓘ surface form: British capture of Charleston British capture of Savannah self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Siege of Savannah (1779)
result	British victory ⓘ
significance	demonstrated weakness of American defenses in the South ⓘ encouraged Loyalist support in Georgia ⓘ marked beginning of British southern campaign ⓘ secured a major Atlantic port for Britain ⓘ
tactics	amphibious landing ⓘ flanking maneuver ⓘ
theater	Georgia ⓘ Southern Colonies ⓘ
year	1778 ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War → significantEvent → British capture of Savannah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Savannah

Hessian troops → notableEngagement → British capture of Savannah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Savannah

British capture of Savannah → outcome → British capture of Savannah self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: British occupation of Savannah

British capture of Savannah → followedBy → British capture of Savannah self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Savannah

British capture of Savannah → relatedTo → British capture of Savannah self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Savannah (1779)

Hessian forces → notableEngagement → British capture of Savannah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Savannah

Battle of Kettle Creek → precededBy → British capture of Savannah ⓘ

British southern strategy → hasPart → British capture of Savannah ⓘ

British capture of Augusta (1779) → precededBy → British capture of Savannah ⓘ

this entity surface form: British capture of Savannah (1778)

Savannah became British stronghold → startEvent → British capture of Savannah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capture of Savannah (1778)

Robert Howe → participatedIn → British capture of Savannah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Invasion of Georgia (1778–1779)