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The Battle of Savannah The British capture of Savannah occured on Tuesday, December 29, 1778. The siege of Savannah was from September 16 to October 18, 1779.

Both the capture and siege occured in the city of Savannah, Georgia.

The British troups in the capture of Savannah were sent from New York as well as St. Augustine.

In the capture of Savannah, the U.S. commander was named Robert Howe, while Britian's leaders were Colonel Archibald Campbell and Henry Clinton. The U.S. leaders in the Siege of Savannah were Kazimierz Pulaski and Benjamin Lincoln. The British leader was Augustine Prevost.

In the siege of Savannah, there were Colonists and French soldeiers 244 killed and 120 taken prisoner. On the British side, 60 were killed and 50 went missing. During the capture of Savannah 7 of Britain's army were killed, and 17 wounded. The army of the US colonies had 83 casualties and 433 wounded.

In the capture of Savannah The British held Savannah through the remainder of the war and used the city as a staging ground for further attacks in the South, until the British evacuated on July 11, 1782.

The Capture of Savannah made the US colonists upset and helped further the Revolution.

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