The First Battle of Savannah (Georgia): Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell, commanding the 71st Regiment of Foot of the Army of Great Britain, captures Savannah, Georgia from the Southern Department of the Continental Army, commanded by Brigadier General Robert Howe.
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References:
“Chronology of Events, 1774-1804,” from The Debate on the Constitution, two volumes, Bernard Bailyn, ed., (New York: Library of America, 1992), 2:1034.
Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, four volumes. (London: Cassell, 1956-58), 3:202.
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 25.
Battle of Savannah – Wikipedia
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