8h 36min, dec 29, 1778 y - The Siege of Savannah
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The Siege of Savannah was a conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). The battlefield in which the British and American Forces fought during the Battle of Savannah was located in Savannah, Georgia. British Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell and his force of between 2500 and 3600 troops, which included the 71st Highland regiment, New York Loyalists, and Hessian mercenaries, launch a surprise attack on American forces defending Savannah, Georgia. The Battle for Savannah ended in victory for the British.
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