What the records say
- When
- 16 Sep 1779 – 18 Oct 1779
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 32.05° N, 81.10° W
- Description
- 1779 siege of the American Revolutionary War
Siege of Savannah (1779)
1779 siege of the American Revolutionary War
The siege of Savannah or the second battle of Savannah was an encounter of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) in 1779. The year before, the city of Savannah, Georgia, had been captured by a British expeditionary corps under Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Campbell. The siege itself consisted of a joint Franco-American attempt to retake Savannah, from September 16 to October 18, 1779.
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