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Charles Henri, Comte d'Estaing (1729-1794) was a French naval commander sympathetic to the American Revolutionary cause and attempted to take Savannah from the British in 1779. In August 1779, he sailed from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to Savannah, Georgia with a large fleet transporting 4,000 land troops to aid the Americans against the British. The siege lasted from 16 September 1779 until October 1770 and turned out to be a failure, the British remained in control of Savannah until July 1782, close to the end of the war. In 1780, d'Estaing returned to France and was active in French politics. He declared his loyalty to the royalty during the French Revolution which ultimately led to his death in 1794 during the Reign of Terror.
Charles Henri, Comte d'Estaing (1729-1794) was a French naval commander sympathetic to the American Revolutionary cause and attempted to take Savannah from the British in 1779. In August 1779, he sailed from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to Savannah, Georgia with a large fleet transporting 4,000 land troops to aid the Americans against the British. The siege lasted from 16 September until 18 October 1779 and turned out to be a failure, the British remained in control of Savannah until July 1782, close to the end of the war. In 1780, d'Estaing returned to France and was active in French politics. He declared his loyalty to the royalty during the French Revolution which ultimately led to his death in 1794 during the Reign of Terror.