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Pulaski Monument (Monterey Square)

Monument

The monument to Count Casimir Pulaski in Monterey Square marks the reputed location of his remains, confirmed by DNA analysis in 2019. The monument was completed in 1854 and became one of Savannah's most prominent landmarks. The 2019 forensic analysis, which confirmed the skeletal remains beneath the monument are indeed Pulaski's, resolved a long-standing historical debate about where he was actually buried.

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Monterey Square, Savannah, GA 31401

Connected Events

Dec 1778
Fall of Savannah — British Capture

Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell, Major General Robert Howe, Quamino Dolly

Sep 1779
French Fleet Arrives Off Savannah

Vice-Admiral Comte d'Estaing, Major General Benjamin Lincoln, General Augustine Prevost

Oct 1779
Franco-American Assault on Spring Hill Redoubt

Brigadier General Count Casimir Pulaski, Vice-Admiral Comte d'Estaing, Major General Benjamin Lincoln, Sergeant William Jasper

Oct 1779
Death of Count Casimir Pulaski

Brigadier General Count Casimir Pulaski

Oct 1779
Lincoln Withdraws — Siege Abandoned

Vice-Admiral Comte d'Estaing, Major General Benjamin Lincoln