| December 0, 1782 |
John Treutlen died, Mett's Crossroads, South Carolina
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John Treutlen |
| January 3, 1782 |
John Martin begins term as governor
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| January 18, 1782 |
Daniel Webster born, Salisbury, New Hampshire |
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Daniel Webster |
| January 19, 1782 |
Continental General Anthony Wayne arrives in Georgia, crossing the Savannah River on horseback with orders to rid the state of the British in spite of being outnumbered 2 or 3 to 1. |
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'Mad' Anthony Wayne |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| January 25, 1782 |
General Wayne outwits a larger British force near Ebenezer
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'Mad' Anthony Wayne |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| January 28, 1782 |
General Wayne captures provisions intended for British Savannah from an outpost on the Altamaha
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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'Mad' Anthony Wayne |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| February 8, 1782 |
William Lowndes born, "Horseshoe" plantation, South Carolina
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William Lowndes |
| February 9, 1782 |
Lachlan McIntosh, captured Continental general exchanged for a British prisoner
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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Lachlan McIntosh |
| March 17, 1782 |
John Calhoun born, Abbeville District, South Carolina |
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John C. Calhoun |
| June 13, 1782 |
Under the Treason and Confiscation Act of 1778, Bonaventure is sold to John Habersham. |
| June 14, 1782 |
Royal Governor James Wright receives orders to abandon Savannah, which he does a week later.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Wright |
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James Wright |
| June 23, 1782 |
General "Mad" Anthony Wayne intercepts a large force of Creek Indians attempting to relieve the British in Savannah. Unknown to General Wayne, he kills Creek Chief Emistesigo (leader of the tribe).
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Creek Indians |
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'Mad' Anthony Wayne |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| July 10, 1782 |
British evacuate Savannah after successful campaign by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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'Mad' Anthony Wayne |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| July 11, 1782 |
James Jackson and American forces enter Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Jackson |
| July 13, 1782 |
Savannah becomes the capitol of Georgia
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| July 25, 1782 |
Lt. Col. James Jackson, leading a group of Georgia militia briefly engage British forces on Skidaway Island. This is the final action in the coastal war.
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James Jackson |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| September 17, 1782 |
Colonel Elijah Clarke meets General Andrew Pickens at Long Creek to begin a westward sweep of Cherokee settlements for Tories. Their combined force totals some 400 men
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Elijah Clarke |
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Andrew Pickens |
| September 20, 1782 |
British inspired Chickamauga Cherokee led by Skyuka meet John Siever and a band of irregulars near the face of Lookout Mountain (called Chattanooga by the Chickamaugans). Although this battle was fought in Tennessee many of the Cherokee came from Georgia. This is occasionally, and incorrectly, refered to as the last battle of the American Revolution.
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Lookout Mountain |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| September 24, 1782 |
Colonel Elijah Clarke crosses the Chattahoochee at Beaver Shoals, seaching for a Tory settlement.
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Elijah Clarke |
| October 9, 1782 |
Lewis Cass is born, Exeter, New Hampshire
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Lewis Cass |
| October 17, 1782 |
General Andrew Pickens promises to leave the Indian settlements alone if the Cherokee will bring him the Tories for which he, Elijah Clarke and some 400 men are searching
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Andrew Pickens |
| October 22, 1782 |
Cherokee Indians give the Tories to Andrew Pickens and Elijah Clarke. Clarke and Pickens then force the Cherokee to cede much of northeast Georgia to the whites in the Treaty of the Long Swamp
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Andrew Pickens |
