About the Battle of Savannah

(American Revolutionary War)

The Battle of Savannah was a major conflict during the American Revolutionary War, fought on October 9, 1779, near Savannah, Georgia. It was part of a larger struggle between American revolutionary forces and the British Army for control of the southern colonies.

In this battle, British troops, supported by Loyalist forces and allied with some Indigenous groups, defended the city of Savannah against a combined American and French assault. The French forces, led by Comte d’Estaing, had joined the Americans in an attempt to retake the city from British control.

Despite a coordinated attack, the British defenses held strong, and the assault failed. The American and French forces suffered heavy casualties and were forced to retreat. As a result, Savannah remained under British control until near the end of the war.

This battle is remembered as one of the bloodiest and most significant failed assaults of the Revolutionary War, highlighting both the difficulties of coalition warfare and the strategic importance of the southern theater in the American struggle for independence.

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Why is it called war? THE SAVANA

The battle is called “Savannah” because it took place near the city of Savannah in the colony of Georgia, in what is now the southeastern United States. The name comes directly from the location where the fighting occurred, not from a type of war or a special code name.

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