<P> The Siege of Savannah or the Second Battle of Savannah was an encounter of the American Revolutionary War ( 1775 - 1783 ) , in 1779 . The year before , the city of Savannah , Georgia , had been captured by a British expeditionary corps under Lieutenant - Colonel Archibald Campbell . The siege itself consisted of a joint Franco - American attempt to retake Savannah , from September 16 to October 18 , 1779 . On October 9 a major assault against the British siege works failed . During the attack , Polish nobleman Count Casimir Pułaski , leading the combined cavalry forces on the American side , was mortally wounded . With the failure of the joint attack , the siege was abandoned , and the British remained in control of Savannah until July 1782 , near the end of the war . </P>
<P> The Siege of Savannah or the Second Battle of Savannah was an encounter of the American Revolutionary War ( 1775 - 1783 ) , in 1779 . The year before , the city of Savannah , Georgia , had been captured by a British expeditionary corps under Lieutenant - Colonel Archibald Campbell . The siege itself consisted of a joint Franco - American attempt to retake Savannah , from September 16 to October 18 , 1779 . On October 9 a major assault against the British siege works failed . During the attack , Polish nobleman Count Casimir Pułaski , leading the combined cavalry forces on the American side , was mortally wounded . With the failure of the joint attack , the siege was abandoned , and the British remained in control of Savannah until July 1782 , near the end of the war . </P>
when did the siege of savannah take place
when did the siege of savannah take place
Savannah , Georgia
Savannah , Georgia