SS SIEGE OF SAVANNAH REVIEW POWERPOINTBY JAMES GEUM8TH GRADEMR. CARGILL’S CLASS9/22/131ST ACAD.

QUESTION #1

• Which side won the Siege of Savannah?A: The Loyalists and British won the battle.

QUESTION #2

• When did the Siege of Savannah begin?• A: It started on autumn 1779.

QUESTION #3

• Which side benefitted most from the siege, the Patriots or Loyalists?• A: The Loyalists benefitted most.

QUESTION #4

• What effect did the siege have on Georgia?• A: The British managed to capture most of it, and also

recaptured Augusta.

QUESTION #5

• Who won the battle, the Americans or the British?• A: The British won the battle.

QUESTION #6

• In what major event did the Siege of Savannah occur? • A: It occurred during the American Revolution.

QUESTION#7

• Where were the loyalists known to be?• A: They were known to be in Savannah.

QUESTION#8

• Who were the Patriot troops under command of?• A: They were under Benjamin Lincoln’s command.

QUESTION#9

• Which country supported the Patriots, and how?• A: The French supported them by bringing their naval forces.

QUESTION#10

• Where did the siege take place? • A: The siege took place in Savannah.

QUESTION#11

• In the Patriot army, who had 15000 troops and who had 4000 troops?• A: The Patriots had 15000 troops and French had 4000

troops.

QUESTION#12

• When did the Patriots and French bombard Savannah?• A: It was on October 9, 1779.

QUESTION#13

• Which British commander captured Augusta, South Carolina, most of Georgia, and Lincoln’s Patriot army?• A: It was General Cornwallis.

QUESTION#14

• Where did Lincoln retreat to after the Siege of Savannah?• A: He ran to Charlestown.

QUESTION#15

• What is a siege?• A: It is when a military force surrounds a city and force it to

surrender to avoid starvation.

QUESTION#16

• What is a bombardment?• A: It is when ships continually fire on a certain target.