Monterey Square
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Monterey Square

Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA

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    Savannah, Georgia, USA
    Coordinates: 32.07132, -81.09485
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Monterey Square was established in 1847 to honor the victory of the 1846 Battle of Monterrey during the Mexican-American War. The 54-foot-tall monument in the middle of the square honors the Polish aristocrat, General Casimir Pulaski, who served in the American Revolutionary War. While in France, Benjamin Franklin recognized Pulaski's military leadership after being introduced to him. With encouragement from Franklin, Pulaski came to Philadelphia, joining the Continental Army and becoming an aide to General Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. Pulaski eventually was placed in charge of the Cavalry, earning the name "Father of the American Cavalry." During the Siege of Savannah while charging into battle on horseback, Pulaski fell to the ground mortally wounded by the blast of a cannon and died several days later. The exact spot of his demise is approximately half a mile northwest of the square. A Russian-born American sculptor, Robert Eberhard Launitz, from New York City designed the Italian marble monument and in 2001 the monument was restored. The remains of what was believed to be Pulaski's were moved from Greenwich Cemetery and re-interred beneath his monument in 1854.
Monterey Square was established in 1847 to honor the victory of the 1846 Battle of Monterrey during the Mexican-American War. The 54-foot-tall monument in the middle of the square honors the Polish aristocrat, General Casimir Pulaski, who served in the American Revolutionary War. While in France, Benjamin Franklin recognized Pulaski's military leadership after being introduced to him. With encouragement from Franklin, Pulaski came to Philadelphia, joining the Continental Army and becoming an aide to General Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. Pulaski eventually was placed in charge of the Cavalry, earning the name "Father of the American Cavalry." During the Siege of Savannah while charging into battle on horseback, Pulaski fell to the ground mortally wounded by the blast of a cannon and died several days later. The exact spot of his demise is approximately half a mile northwest of the square. A Russian-born American sculptor, Robert Eberhard Launitz, from New York City designed the Italian marble monument and in 2001 the monument was restored. The remains of what was believed to be Pulaski's were moved from Greenwich Cemetery and re-interred beneath his monument in 1854.

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