Siege of Savannah
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Savannah canonical | 10 |
| Siege of Savannah (1779) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5244206 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Savannah Context triple: [Casimir Pulaski, participatedIn, Siege of Savannah]
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A.
Savannah Campaign
The Savannah Campaign was a major Union military operation during the American Civil War in which General William Tecumseh Sherman led his forces on a destructive march across Georgia to cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity.
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B.
Siege of Charleston
The Siege of Charleston was a major 1780 British victory in the American Revolutionary War that resulted in the capture of a key Southern port city and one of the largest American surrenders of the conflict.
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C.
Defense of Georgia campaign
The Defense of Georgia campaign was a British colonial military effort during the War of Jenkins’ Ear aimed at repelling Spanish incursions into the Province of Georgia, notably including actions around St. Simons Island.
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D.
Siege of Ninety Six
The Siege of Ninety Six was a major 1781 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina, where Patriot forces attempted to capture a key British stronghold in the Southern theater.
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E.
Siege of Fort Sackville
The Siege of Fort Sackville was a pivotal 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in which George Rogers Clark captured the British-held fort at Vincennes, securing the Northwest Territory for the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Savannah Target entity description: 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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A.
Savannah Campaign
The Savannah Campaign was a major Union military operation during the American Civil War in which General William Tecumseh Sherman led his forces on a destructive march across Georgia to cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity.
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B.
Siege of Charleston
The Siege of Charleston was a major 1780 British victory in the American Revolutionary War that resulted in the capture of a key Southern port city and one of the largest American surrenders of the conflict.
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C.
Defense of Georgia campaign
The Defense of Georgia campaign was a British colonial military effort during the War of Jenkins’ Ear aimed at repelling Spanish incursions into the Province of Georgia, notably including actions around St. Simons Island.
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D.
Siege of Ninety Six
The Siege of Ninety Six was a major 1781 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina, where Patriot forces attempted to capture a key British stronghold in the Southern theater.
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E.
Siege of Fort Sackville
The Siege of Fort Sackville was a pivotal 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in which George Rogers Clark captured the British-held fort at Vincennes, securing the Northwest Territory for the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Second Battle of Savannah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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Hessian auxiliaries ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Loyalists ⓘ Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| commander |
Augustine Prévost
NERFINISHED
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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
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1779 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1779-10-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued British occupation of Savannah until 1782 ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
heavy Franco-American casualties
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light British casualties ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryUnit |
British Army garrison at Savannah
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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strengthened British position in the South ⓘ |
| supportedBy | French fleet in the Atlantic ⓘ |
| theater | Georgia in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
formal siege operations
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frontal assault on fortified positions ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Savannah Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (11)
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this entity surface form:
Siege of Savannah (1779)