Savannah Under Attack | Georgia Stories

On this episode of Georgia Stories; Dr. Preston Russell, a medical doctor and historian, and colonial reenactor J. Edward Jackson explain fighting in Savannah from September to October 1779, when Georgia Patriots aided by the French tried to retake Savannah from the British.
Original Air Date: 02/05/1994
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[@tadroid3858]

The monument erected for the Haitian soldiers is awesome. The fact that the 1st King of Haiti, Henre Christophe fought there was eye-opening.

[@mikeseigle5560]

The purpose of planting the flag was to identify the point of attack. Other troops would advance with the flag or attack toward the flag. Before better ways to communicate it was the only way to maneuver the troops in the heat of battle.

[@wisguen]

542 Haitians not hundrend...n no...they stood n fought cause they where naive. They did it for the idea of freedom not cause of their race...

[@wisguen]

" not 800" "were"

[@mattmurphy2756]

they had way more than just solid shot

[@braindead_boi]

not true. at this time, modern shells and bullets had not been invented, the most common form of artillery fire was a solid iron ball and sometimes made of other material. the only other ammunition widley available was heated shot, which was heated in a furnace to cause fire, and double shot, which was two solid shot chained together mostly used for tearing off the masts of ships in naval battles. for armies though, solid shot was mostly used with heated shot usually being used in forts for anti ship or structure bombardment.

[@braindead_boi]

@Mr.agent 47 idk, try asking someone with more information, I never properly researched this.

[@jacobkeppler1984]

Colonial history