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Savannah 1779 : The British Turn South by Bernard F. Harris Jr. and Scott Martin (2017, Trade Paperback)
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After Savannah fell in December 1778, British and Patriot forces conducted a series of moves and counter moves resulting in the battles of Kettle Creek, Brier Creek and Stonor Ferry. The attack will go down as one of the most costly defeats suffered by the French and patriots during the entire war.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-101472818652
ISBN-139781472818652
eBay Product ID (ePID)228449211
Product Key Features
Book TitleSavannah 1779 : the British Turn South
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
TopicUnited States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Military / General
IllustratorYes, Turner, Graham
GenreHistory
AuthorBernard F. Harris Jr., Scott Martin
Book SeriesCampaign Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight10.9 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"An important chapter in the Revolutionary War brought back to life, it is highly recommended for history buffs and modelers." - IPMS/USA, "An important chapter in the Revolutionary War brought back to life, it is highly recommended for history buffs and modelers." -- IPMS/USA
Series Volume Number311
Dewey Decimal973.335
Table Of ContentThe strategic situation Chronology Opposing commanders Opposing forces Opposing plans The campaign The aftermath The battlefield today Further reading Index
SynopsisIn 1778 Great Britain set in motion a series of events which led to the second British southern invasion of the American Revolutionary War. Unlike the first invasion in 1776 which ended British hopes of a speedy end to the conflict, pressure from the former royal governors of the southern states and false expectations of more loyalists flocking to the crown's colors along with a perceived weaker colonial defenses gave the British an opportunity to hope for a different outcome. General Clinton, Commander of British military forces in North America, ordered an expedition of 3,000 British soldiers, Hessians and Loyalists to sail from New York City and capture Savannah, capital city of Georgia as a base for future operations in the southern colonies. After Savannah fell in December 1778, British and Patriot forces conducted a series of moves and counter moves resulting in the battles of Kettle Creek, Brier Creek and Stonor Ferry. By September 1779 Admiral Charles-Henri d'Estaing brought his French fleet and army from the Caribbean to remove the British forces at Savannah following numerous appeals from the Colonials. This first combined allied effort which was only expected to last no more than 10 days evolved into a prolonged siege, which culminated into an all-out assault on the British fortified positions protecting Savannah. The attack will go down as one of the most costly defeats suffered by the French and patriots during the entire war., In 1778 Great Britain launched an invasion of the southern colonies as part of the "southern strategy" for victory in the American Revolutionary War. A force of 3,000 British soldiers, Hessians and Loyalists was dispatched from New York City to capture Savannah, capital of Georgia. The city fell in December 1778 and became a base for British operations in the South. Desperate to recapture one of the most important southern cities, Continental and militia troops under Major-General Benjamin Lincoln joined forces with a French naval expedition under Vice Admiral Charles-Henri d'Estaing in an all-out assault on the British fortified positions protecting Savannah. This fully illustrated study examines the 1779 southern campaign and the costly American and French attempt to retake Savannah. Replete with stunning artwork and specially commissioned maps, this is the complete story of one of the bloodiest campaigns of the American Revolutionary War. Book jacket., A highly illustrated study of the British siege of Savannah in the American Revolution and the French and American attempt to take the city back that followed.
LC Classification NumberE241.S26
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