
The battle is much remembered in Haitian history; the Fontages Legion, consisting of over 500 gens de couleur—free men of color from Saint-Domingue—fought on the French side. Henri Christophe, who later became king of independent Haiti, is thought to have been among these troops.
In 2005 archaeologists with the Coastal Heritage Society and the LAMAR Institute discovered portions of the British fortifications at Spring Hill. The brunt of the combined French and American attack on October 9, 1779, was focused at that point. The find represents the first tangible remains of the battlefield. In 2008 the CHS/LAMAR Institute archaeology team discovered another segment of the British fortifications was discovered in Madison Square.
This event is commemorated each year by presidential proclamation on General Pulaski Memorial Day. The British won this battle. The French helped the Americans but lost Major General Kazimierz Pulaski during the seige.
I found this work on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Savannah
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