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The Capture of Savannah (also known as the First Battle of Savannah and the Battle of Brewton Hill [3] [4]) was a battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on December 29, 1778. It pitted an American garrison of Continental Army and militia units against a British invasion force commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Campbell .
Hamilton's rank would be dependent upon the number of men he would be able to recruit. The recruitment process began after the British Capture of Savannah, when Hamilton recruited approximately 30 Loyalist survivors of the battle of Kettle Creek, Georgia to serve as the basis for his regiment of "North Carolina Volunteers". [1]
On December 29, 1778, a British expeditionary corps of 3,500 men from New York, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell, captured Savannah, Georgia. He was joined in mid-January 1779 by Brigadier General Augustine Prevost, leading troops that marched up from Saint Augustine, taking over outposts along the way.
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 British captured Savannah in 1778, and despite the American and French forces' combined efforts, the Siege of Savannah in 1779 failed to reclaim the city. Georgia remained under British control until their evacuation of Savannah in 1782.
The opening British action was the Capture of Savannah, Georgia in December 1778. After repulsing an assault on Savannah by a combined Franco-American force in October 1779, the British planned to capture Charleston, South Carolina, intending to use the city as a base for further operations in the southern colonies. [2]
But the differences continued to escalate. When his attempt to retake Savannah with naval forces failed, he returned to England. By 1778, Governor Wright convinced the government to lend him enough troops to once again attempt to take Savannah. After some short but sharp fights, he regained control of Savannah on 29 December 1778. While never ...
Battle of Savannah may refer to: The 1778 British Capture of Savannah during the American Revolutionary War; The 1779 American Siege of Savannah during the American Revolution; Closing Savannah as a port following the Siege of Fort Pulaski in 1862; The capture of Savannah following Sherman's March to the Sea in 1864