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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06419 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1779 |
| Title | Casimir Pulaski to Benjamin Lincoln discussing events at the end of the siege of Savannah |
| Date | 14 September 1779 |
| Author | Pulaski, Casimir (ca. 1747-1779) |
| Recipient | Lincoln, Benjamin |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | One of General Pulaski's last letters to Major General Lincoln as commander of the Southern Department. Possibly endorsed by William Washington (1752-1810), a relative of George Washington who served with Lincoln. Discusses events at the end of the siege of Savannah. Tells Lincoln he has the pleasure of sending Count D'Estaing and that he will do his utmost to join the Count with his detachment of cavalry. Says one of his detachments took 11 prisoners without the loss of a life. Washington's note says Lincoln will send 1000 troops to facilitate communicate with D'Estaing |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Navy France Prisoner of War |
| People | Pulaski, Casimir (ca. 1747-1779) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) |
| Place written | Habersham's Plantation, Georgia |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Pulaski, a Polish nobleman who left Poland for Turkey in 1772, travelled to Paris in 1775, and then to America under a letter of introduction from Benjamin Franklin, joined the revolutionaries in July 1777. Pulaski's service was less than stellar. He alienated many American officers with his haughty attitude and desire to take orders only from Washington or Lafayette. He was shot on 9 October 1779 in a gallant but foolhardy cavalry charge at Savannah, Georgia. He died two days later. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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