Archives nationales (France) collection on the Siege of Savannah, 1779.

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Archives nationales (France) collection on the Siege of Savannah, 1779.

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This collection consists of microfilm copies of materials concerning the 1779 Siege of Savannah, Georgia, from the Marine series B, volumes 166 and 167, at the Archives nationales (Paris, France). Included are a draft of the observations of Count d'Estaing and his report to M. de Sartine (p. 343-404); the Orderly Book of General d'Estaing's headquarters from his landing at Beaulieu until his embarkation five weeks later (p. 266-310); a transcript of the original Journal Du Siege de Savannah by Antoine Francois Terance O'Connor, including Count d'Estaing's commentaries and observations copied in the parallel column. These materials were microfilmed by the Library of Congress for Alexander A. Lawrence, President of the Georgia Historical Society, in 1949 and 1950.

2 microfilm rolls

Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia Historical Society

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Estaing, Charles Henri, comte d', 1729-1794

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French naval officer. From the description of Charles Henri, comte d'Estaing papers, 1778. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71010000 French naval commander. From the description of Letter, 1778 Sept. 19, Boston Harbor, to John Avery. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 173844565 Charles-Henri, Comte d'Estaing (1729-1794) was a Vice-Admiral of France, Lieutenant General of the Armies of the King, Commander-in-Chief of his most Christian Majesty's Forces...

Sartine, Antoine de, comte d'Alby, 1729-1801

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Archives nationales (France)

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The Archives nationales (National Archives) of France began in 1790 during the French Revolution. A state decree of 1794 mandated that all pre-French Revolution archives, both private and public, that were seized by revolutionaries be centralized. Through a law passed in 1796 creating department archives, the Archives nationales was created. From the description of Archives nationales (France) collection on the Siege of Savannah, 1779. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record i...