On This Date October 9,1779 and 1781- the Siege of Savannah, and the bombardment of Yorktown

October 9, 1779 – Siege of Savannah during American Revolutionary War: Casimir Pulaski is
wounded by grapeshot (dies 11 or 15 March).October 9, 1781 – Americans under George
Washington and the French under Comte de Rochambeau begin bombardment of Yorktown, the
last battle of American Revolutionary War.