BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:British evacuate Savannah\, GA UID:2008-05-02-02-55-47-63-@americanhistorycalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:OPAQUE RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=7;BYMONTHDAY=11 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20260711 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20260712 DTSTAMP:20260726T133906 CATEGORIES:Revolution Era LOCATION:Savannah\, Georgia GEO:32.0835407;-81.0998342 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

On July 11, 1782, Britis h forces evacuated Savannah, Georgia, ending nearly four years of occupati on during the American Revolutionary War. Savannah had been under British control since 1778 and served as a key southern stronghold. The evacuation came as British power weakened following the defeat at Yorktown and ongoi ng peace negotiations. American and French forces had previously attempted to retake the city in 1779 but failed. The British withdrawal marked a ma jor step toward the end of the war and the restoration of American control in the South.

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DESCRIPTION:On July 11\, 1782\, British forces evacuated Savannah\, Georgia \, ending nearly four years of occupation during the American Revolutionar y War. Savannah had been under British control since 1778 and served as a key southern stronghold. The evacuation came as British power weakened fol lowing the defeat at Yorktown and ongoing peace negotiations. American and French forces had previously attempted to retake the city in 1779 but fai led. The British withdrawal marked a major step toward the end of the war and the restoration of American control in the South.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/2,6562-british- evacuate-savannah-ga?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR