Yamacraw Village in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Battle of Savannah

Photographed By Mike Stroud, April 10, 2009

1. Battle of Savannah Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

En l'honneur des valliants Français qui se sont sacrifiés en cet endroit pour notre liberté le 9 Octobre, 1779

In honor of the valiant Frenchmen who gave their lives on this battlefield for our freedom on 9 October, 1779

Les Sociétés Honoraires de Français
Eastwood High School · Belair High School
El Paso, Texas

Erected by Eastwood High School, Belair High School, El Paso, Texas.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is October 9, 1779.

Location. 32° 4.573′ N, 81° 5.97′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in Yamacraw Village. Marker is on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd near Louisville Rd. Savannah Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Central of Georgia (within shouting distance of this marker); Savannah Besieged (within shouting distance of this marker); Attack on British Lines

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(within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Battle of Savannah (within shouting distance of this marker); Great Indian Warrior / Trading Path (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); General Casimir Pulaski • Sergeant William Jasper (about 300 feet away); Spring Hill Redoubt (about 300 feet away); Lt. Col John Harris Cruger (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.

Also see . . . The Battle of Savannah. a French fleet of 42 ships with 4,000 soldiers aboard arrived off Tybee. American forces from Charleston, under Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, approached Savannah from the north. The British, believing the French fleet to be occupied in the Caribbean, were taken by surprise. (Submitted on April 29, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013

2. Battle of Savannah Marker

Battle of Savannah - Spring Hill Redoubt image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 16, 2008

3. Battle of Savannah - Spring Hill Redoubt

Upon this spot stood the Spring Hill Redoubt. On October 9, 1779 one of the bloodiest engagements of the Revolution was fought when repeated assaults were made by the allied troops of Georgia, South Carolina and France in an effort to retake Savannah from the British.

Battle of Savannah replica of Spring Hill Redoubt image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 16, 2008

4. Battle of Savannah replica of Spring Hill Redoubt

Battle of Savannah image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 16, 2008

5. Battle of Savannah

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008

6. Battle of Savannah replica of Spring Hill Redoubt

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,099 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 29, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on August 10, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 29, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.