Compare and contrast the Battle of Kettle Creek and the Siege of Savannah.

Battle of Kettle Creek

• When? Battle took place on February 14, 1779

• Where? outside of Washington, Georgia

• Who wins? Georgia (patriot)/US victory

• Other details:

– Battle is led by Colonel Elijah Clarke

– The Patriots defeated a force of more than 800

British troops

– Minor battle when compared to other battles of the

Revolution

– It was important because the militia was able to

take weapons and horses from the British soldiers,

and this lifted the spirits of the Georgia militia

Battle of Kettle Creek

• Why are Elijah Clarke and Austin Dabney important?

– Gen. Elijah Clarke, who leads the B. O.K.C., is shot

off of his horse and injured badly

– Austin Dabney, a black soldier fighting with Clarke,

gives Clarke his own horse so Clarke can resume

command of his troops.

The Siege of Savannah

• When? Battle took place on October 9, 1779

• Where? Savannah, GA

• Who wins? British victory

Other details:

• In Dec. 1778, British forces attack and take control of

Savannah (almost 2 yrs after Battle of the Rice Boats).

• 15,000 patriot troops, led by General Benjamin Lincoln, and a

French fleet of twenty-five ships and nearly 4,000 soldiers,

under the command of Charles Henri Comte d’Estaing, arrived

near Savannah in September 1779 to help the patriots kick out

the British who controlled Savannah at that time.

• Battle last only 45 minutes

• More than 1,000 Patriot fighters (821 of whom were French)

die / Only 40 British soldiers die

• Savannah would remain in Brit

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