Siege of Savannah

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battle engagement of the American Revolutionary War siege

The Siege of Savannah was a major 1779 American Revolutionary War battle in which Franco-American forces unsuccessfully attempted to recapture the British-held city of Savannah, Georgia.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Siege of Savannah canonical	10
Siege of Savannah (1779)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Second Battle of Savannah NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Hessian auxiliaries ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Loyalists ⓘ Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
commander	Augustine Prévost NERFINISHED ⓘ Benjamin Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ Casimir Pulaski NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacques-Philippe de Choiseul, comte de Stainville (d’Estaing) NERFINISHED ⓘ James Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ John Maitland NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
coordinate	32.08°N 81.09°W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1779 ⓘ
endDate	1779-10-18 ⓘ
followedBy	continued British occupation of Savannah until 1782 ⓘ
hasCasualties	heavy Franco-American casualties ⓘ light British casualties ⓘ
involvedMilitaryUnit	British Army garrison at Savannah NERFINISHED ⓘ Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ French Army forces in America NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia militia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hessian troops ⓘ Loyalist militia ⓘ South Carolina militia NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	death of Casimir Pulaski ⓘ major failed assault on British defensive works on 9 October 1779 ⓘ
objective	recapture Savannah from British control ⓘ
outcome	Franco-American assault repulsed ⓘ
partOf	Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	British capture of Savannah (1778) NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ
startDate	1779-09-16 ⓘ
strategicConsequence	Savannah remained under British control ⓘ strengthened British position in the South ⓘ
supportedBy	French fleet in the Atlantic ⓘ
theater	Georgia in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
usedTactic	formal siege operations ⓘ frontal assault on fortified positions ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Casimir Pulaski → participatedIn → Siege of Savannah ⓘ

Benjamin Lincoln → participantIn → Siege of Savannah ⓘ

William Jasper → conflict → Siege of Savannah ⓘ

Battle of Kettle Creek → relatedEvent → Siege of Savannah ⓘ

British southern strategy → keyEvent → Siege of Savannah ⓘ

British capture of Augusta (1779) → relatedEvent → Siege of Savannah ⓘ

Savannah became British stronghold → hasPart → Siege of Savannah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Savannah (1779)

Battle of Brier Creek → followedBy → Siege of Savannah ⓘ

Hessian auxiliary corps in North America → notableEngagement → Siege of Savannah ⓘ

Battle of Grenada → followedBy → Siege of Savannah ⓘ

North American theater of the American Revolutionary War → includesEvent → Siege of Savannah ⓘ