Savannah 1779 Martin Scott
Savannah 1779 Martin Scott In 1778 Great Britain set in motion a series of events which led to the second British southern invasion of the American Revolutionary War. General Clinton, Commander of…
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Savannah 1779 Martin Scott
In 1778 Great Britain set in motion a series of events which led to the second British southern invasion of the American Revolutionary War. 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. 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.
After Savannah fell in December 1778, British and Patriot forces conducted a series of moves and counter moves resulting in the battles of