In 1778 Great Britain launched an invasion of the southern colonies as part of the "southern strategy" for victory in the American Revolutionary War. A force of 3,000 British soldiers, Hessians and Loyalists was dispatched from New York City to capture Savannah, capital of Georgia. The city fell in December 1778 and became a base for British operations in the South. Desperate to recapture one of the most important southern cities, Continental and...
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