United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Smith, Gordon B.2013-09-27Encyclopedia article about the Siege of Savannah, the second deadliest battle of the Revolutionary War (1775-83) which took place in the fall of 1779. It was the most serious military confrontation in Georgia between British and Continental (American revolutionary) troops, as the Americans, with help from French forces, tried unsuccessfully to liberate the city from its yearlong occupation by the British.GSE identifier: SS8H3engForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia EncyclopediaSieges--GeorgiaUnited States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--CampaignsSavannah (Ga.)--History--Siege, 1779Siege of SavannahText