The Siege of Savannah

After the British captured Savannah as part of their southern campaign. The armies of both belligerents fought several small mostly inconclusive engagements. Then about 9 months after the capture of Savannah the Americans, and French began a siege that lasted about a month. The Americans were lead by General Benjamin Lincoln, and General Casimir Pulaski. The French were lead by Comte d'Estaing. The Comte arrived after capturing Grenada, with 25 ships-of-the-line and a substantial number of French soldiers. American and French troops numbered around 5,000 while the British counted 3,200 troops entrenched in heavily fortified defenses. The initial attack was plagued by delays and misinformation. d'Estaing and Pulaski were wounded and Pulaski mortally. The latter's wound was a result of a heroic and daring charge which failed. Although the British were driven back at first they managed to regroup, and drive back the Franco-American assault. All in all nearly 960 American and French troops became casualties. While the British suffered much less. The siege's outcome allowed the British to keep a base for operations in Georgia.