On this day in 1782, British Royal Governor Sir James Wright, along with several civil officials and military officers, flee the city of Savannah, Georgia, and head to Charleston, South Carolina. As part of the British evacuation, a group consisting of British regulars led by General Alured Clarke traveled to New York, while Colonel Thomas Brown led a mixed group of rangers and Indians to St. Augustine, Florida. The remaining British soldiers were transported to the West Indies aboard the frigate HMS Zebra and the sloop of war HMS Vulture. [More]They don't commemorate and celebrate this? It deserves no passing mention? I'd think British Evacuation Day or some such would merit a festival or something... Anybody from there who can correct my limited impression?
Friday, July 11, 2014
This Day in History: July 11
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