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Name: British invasion of Georgia

Type: Event

Start: 1778 AD

End: 1782 AD

Parent: Southern theatre of the American Revolutionary War

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Was the British invasion and conquest of territories in Georgia during the American Revolutionary War.

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  • February 1779: British take control of Augusta.
  • June 1781: U.S. forces recovered Augusta by siege in 1781.
  • December 1778: A British expeditionary corps of 3,500 men from New York, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell, captured Savannah, Georgia.
  • January 1779: A British force under General Augustin Prevost captures Fort Morris. This victory places eastern Georgia completely under British control.
  • July 1782: Savannah remained in British hands until 11 July 1782.

  • Selected Sources


  • Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.144
  • Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.161
  • Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.91
  • Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.92
  • Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.93
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