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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 .
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga: May 10, 1775: New York: Major American victory, capture British posts at Ticonderoga and Crown point [5] Battle of Chelsea Creek: May 27–28, 1775: Massachusetts: American victory - capture of British ship Diana [6] Battle of Machias: June 11–12, 1775: Massachusetts (present-day Maine) American forces capture the ...
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 .
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
La St. Dominique ( France): The full-rigged ship was captured in the Bengal River. [14] L'Egalité ( France): The ship was captured in the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Africa by the British ship Hope. [12] Le Maria ( France): The ship was captured in the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Africa by the British ship Hope. [12]
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In 1778, a British force of 3,000 troops under Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell successfully captured Savannah, beginning a campaign to bring the colony of Georgia under British control. A Franco-American attempt to retake Savannah in 1779 ended in failure. In 1780, the main British strategic focus turned to the Southern Colonies.