SS SIEGE OF SAVANNAH REVIEW
POWERPOINT
BY JAMES GEUM
8TH GRADE
MR. CARGILL’S CLASS
9/22/13
1ST 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.