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Georgia
Georgia was the only colony the British successfully reconquered — and held for years. Savannah's occupation and the failed Franco-American siege teach students about the war's international dimensions and the limits of alliance.
The failed Franco-American siege of Savannah in 1779 was one of the war's costliest defeats, demonstrating that a French alliance was not a guarantee of victory. Augusta changed hands multiple times as Patriot and Loyalist forces fought for control of the backcountry. Georgia's experience — reconquered, occupied, slowly liberated — offers students a window into what the Revolution looked like when the Patriots were losing, and what it took to rebuild both an army and a civil society in the middle of a war.
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