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31256	Steward, T. G. (Theophilus Gould)	How the Black St. Domingo Legion Saved the Patriot Army in the Siege of Savannah, 1779 The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 5			.txt	text/plain	5328	237	67	"French-American Attack on Savannah.--In September, D'Estaing joined Campbell with a force of three thousand men, captured Savannah in of Savannah; but from that time until the day of assault, the men of the the right and left extremes of the line consisting of strong redoubts, The French troops had landed below the city and were formed facing the D'Estaing's right was Count Dillon's division of nine hundred men; on time with the infantry and follow the left column of the French troops, "The column will move to the left of the French troops, taking care not "The light troops having carried the work towards the river will form on assault was placed in command of a second attacking column. the left of the Springhill redoubt, and the next towards the river." "This legion saved the army at Savannah by bravely covering its retreat. the siege of Savannah, under the orders of Count D'Estaing."	./cache/31256.txt	./txt/31256.txt