Battle+of+Savannah+Period+One



** When did the battle occur? ** Tuesday, December 29, 1778  **Where was the battle? ** Savannah, Georgia  **Where were the armies/navies from? ** British armies fought the American and French troops in Savannah Georgia.  **Who were leaders of each side? **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The British were led by Colonel Archibald Campbell and the Americans were led by Major General Benjamin Lincoln. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">**<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What happened/facts about the battle: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The British troops beat the American troops in Savannah Georgia. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;">**<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What was the outcome? **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Campbell took over the city at the cost of seven killed and seventeen of his soldiers wounded. They took 453 American soldiers prisoners, killed 83, and wounded 11. The Americans lost. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">**<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What was the significance of the battle to the outcome of the war? **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> It was a win for the British. The loss of all the soldiers caused General Robert Howe to retire in the South and it gave the British another win.


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