British evacuation of Savannah (1782)

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event in the American Revolutionary War historical event military evacuation

The British evacuation of Savannah in 1782 was the withdrawal of British forces from their key southern stronghold in Georgia near the end of the American Revolutionary War, returning control of the city to American and French-aligned forces.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ historical event ⓘ military evacuation ⓘ
alliedSupportForAmericans	French alliance ⓘ
broaderContext	negotiations leading to the Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ
chronologyWithinConflict	late phase of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
commander	Alexander Leslie NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthony Wayne NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryInvolved	France ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
effect	evacuation of Loyalist civilians from Savannah ⓘ transfer of Savannah’s defenses to American forces ⓘ
followedBy	British evacuation of Charleston (1782–1783) NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	Siege of Savannah (1779) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCause	British decision to consolidate forces after Yorktown ⓘ deteriorating British strategic position in the American South ⓘ
hasLocation	Province of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryTheater	American Southern Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
participant	British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ French forces ⓘ Patriot militia ⓘ
partOf	British withdrawal from the American South ⓘ Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ
pointInTime	July 1782 ⓘ
precededBy	British occupation of Savannah (1778–1782) NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	History of Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Loyalists in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
result	British withdrawal from Savannah ⓘ end of British occupation of Savannah ⓘ restoration of American control of Savannah ⓘ
significance	contributed to re-establishment of Patriot government in Georgia ⓘ marked the end of major British presence in Georgia ⓘ
statusOfCityAfterEvent	under control of American-aligned forces ⓘ
statusOfCityBeforeEvent	British stronghold in the southern colonies ⓘ
strategicOutcome	reduction of British footholds on the American mainland ⓘ strengthening of American position in the Deep South ⓘ
typeOfControlTransferred	military and civil control of Savannah ⓘ
year	1782 ⓘ

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Savannah became British stronghold → endEvent → British evacuation of Savannah (1782) ⓘ