After the British fleet set up its formation, it first launched an attack on the US military's fortress near Savannah.

The Americans built a turret near Savannah, but this turret is quite old, and the artillery on it is a bit too far from keeping up with the times - it is still using a 76mm front-mounted rifled cannon. Of course, this is mainly because the development of artillery in recent years has been too fast. You must know that just a few years ago, these artillery were already considered very advanced weapons.

The British Army soldiers got on a beach near the turret and then began to attack the turret. At the same time, the navy's warships began to shell the turret to cover the army's offensive operations.

Most of the state soldiers in Georgia were transferred to the north to fight against the Canadians, and the number of troops on the fort was seriously insufficient. In fact, it was not just that the number of people was insufficient, but even the number of artillery was not enough. When the state soldiers in Georgia went north, they dragged away some smaller artillery on the fort.

In addition, today was a weekend, and many soldiers and officers were not on the fort. So the British seized the fort with almost no strength. Then the British warships drove directly into the port along the waterway.

The British transport ships docked directly on the port dock, and then the British Army soldiers holding bayonets boarded the dock.

Among them, some Georgian soldiers tried to resist, but the British warships immediately fired with close-range naval guns, truly shattering their resistance.

The British army of the brigade went ashore and quickly advanced along the street to the city. Some gunshots sounded from time to time in the city, and they quickly calmed down. At around three o'clock in the afternoon, using the successful raid, the British army had already controlled the entire city.

The British then naturally adopted the "snatching away policy". The British sealed off all the warehouses in the city and searched all the items in it. Everything that could be used was loaded on the ship. The merchant ships in the port, if they saw that they were in good condition, they would directly "requisition". As for what they looked down on, they would not waste it. The British used the American labor they temporarily requisitioned to demolish many buildings in the city. Then they loaded all the bricks and other things on these ships.

The British stayed in Savannah for three days, and almost all the things that the general could grab were almost. At this time, more than 10,000 state soldiers temporarily recruited by Georgia began to gradually approach Savannah.

General Arthur Wellesley used the past few days to prepare a simple version of Joseph's defense outside the city. Then the Americans bumped their heads into the air, shaking their heads and bleeding.

So Georgia issued a general mobilization order, ordering all men over fifteen and under sixty in the state to carry their weapons and report to prepare to fight the British invasion.

Neither General Nelson nor Arthur Wellesley actually had the idea of ​​going hundreds of kilometers inland to burn Atlanta. If possible, it would be better to leave this city for Americans to burn it themselves. However, considering that the development direction of the United States in this world line is completely different from the original history, it is estimated that Atlanta has mostly escaped the devastating fire.

Four days later, the British basically completed the plunder of Savannah. So they drove all the Americans in the city out and began the second plan - "burn them all". After driving all the residents in the city out, the British lit dozens of fire points in one breath in the city, and the whole city soon started to burn.

At this time, most British ships, including the ships they requisitioned, also left the port. The ignited cavalry boarded the last few transport ships, and then the transport ships left the port. When the last transport ships left the port, the British drove those filled with bricks and stones, in poor condition, to some important positions in the port, and then anchored them to fix them. Then they used a small time bomb to blow the bottom of the ship, sinking the ships at these most critical positions on the channel and becoming an artificial reef.

After the ships sank, the British sent small boats to drop some mines in the port and the waterway, and then left Savannah, which was burning with satisfaction.

No, the British were not completely satisfied. Because the French were watching nearby, they had to be more morally polite when doing things. For example, they first expelled the citizens from the city, and then set fire to the city. According to the original plan, in short, the "Three Lights Policy" became the "Two Lights Policy", which was a total of one-third less, which was really uncomfortable.

The news that the British captured Savannah was quickly spread throughout the United States through the wired telegraph system. Of course, the news also reached the front line of Cleveland. So the US troops surrounding Cleveland suddenly became panicked.

The Legion from Georgia strongly demanded that either launch a general attack on Cleveland immediately, seize Cleveland quickly, and then go back to defend their hometown immediately; or simply stop the siege of Cleveland and let them rush back to defend Georgia immediately. Cleveland was occupied by the Canadians, which is of course infuriating, but to the people of the Georgia Legion, Savannah is a hundred times more important than Cleveland, just as Georgia is a hundred times more important than Ohio.

Not only Georgia, but all the state soldiers on the coast were panicked - since the British fleet could attack Georgia, they could also attack South Carolina, then North Carolina, then Virginia, then Maryland and Delaware, and then... until Massachusetts, everyone could be attacked.

A few days later, when the British burned Savannah and continued to go north, the US troops besieging Cleveland became more and more panicked. It is said that the British started a massacre in Savannah. They killed all the people in the city like Genghis Khan; then set fire to the entire city. It is said that the fire was burning for several days but it was not destroyed, and there was no house in Savannah that could continue to stand.

This news not only stirred up the soldiers in Georgia, but also panicked the soldiers in South Carolina and North Carolina because they were in the north of Georgia. Now the British fleet has begun to head north, and their city is the next target of the British.

Therefore, the requirements of the Georgian Legion are the requirements of all state soldiers. Even President Jefferson cannot ignore such requirements. To be honest, the political status of the US president in this era is far lower than that of later generations. In later generations, even if he understands the king, there can be a thousand ways to let those governors give money to his son-in-law obediently. But in this era, he has no way to take those state soldiers and the governors of each state. If the Georgian shouts "Georgia first" and then leaves directly with the army, he will have no way to do it.

So President Jefferson personally rushed to the Cleveland front and talked with General Andrew Jackson, the commander of the US military outside Cleveland, and also the commander of the Tennessee Legion, and Colonel Seviz, the general counsel of the French advisory group, to listen to their opinions.

"In today's situation, if we lose the sea control along the coast, we can only turn to comprehensive defense." Colonel Seviz said, "It's a pity that the United States has not been able to build a railway along the coast. If there is such a railway, our defense at sea will be much more convenient.

As for the President, you ask me if I can use a general attack to regain Cleveland. Mr. President, I have to say that this is impossible, it is beyond the ability of our army. Mr. President, the British defense in Cleveland is a typical "Joseph's defense". To quickly break through such a defense, even the French army will have to pay an amazing and huge price. I don't mean to look down on the US Army here, but the French army's training and equipment level are higher than that of the US army. If Mr. President must have wanted to quickly solve the Cleveland problem, then after solving this problem, you will never have enough troops to strengthen coastal defense available."

"So General Jackson, what do you think of this question?" President Jefferson asked again.

"It is impossible to attack directly." General Andrew Jackson replied. Although he was brave, after these days of fighting, he also understood that rushing to "Joseph's defense" would be a slightest search for death.

"But Mr. President, it will be very dangerous for us to retreat. If the enemy takes advantage of the situation to counterattack, our retreat will be very troublesome. But this is also an opportunity. In fact, we can completely take advantage of this opportunity to retreat, then set up a trap, and then come out to pursue the British to suffer a loss. Then we can retreat safely." General Andrew Jackson added.

"But this will take time. In fact, it takes time to get the soldiers back. It is probably inevitable that damage to our coastal cities will be inevitable. In addition, Mr. President, I suggest that you order some mines as quickly as possible for port defense. Maybe it is too late for cities in the south, but some ports in the north, especially those within the Chesapeake Bay, if we move fast enough and rely on mines, we can protect them." Colonel Seviz also suggested.
Chapter completed!