After a long march, Sherman's troops reached the outskirts of Savannah Georgia on December 10, 1864. Since Confederate General William Hardee had correctly identified Savannah as Sherman's target, he had time to entrench 10,000 troops in good positions. Hardee had also flooded the nearby rice fields so that the only way to approach Savannah was by narrow causeways.
Irakli Alasania is the Minister of Defense for Georgia.
Ministry of Defense - Georgia - was created in 1991.
General Defense Command ended in 1945.
General Defense Command was created in 1941.
Georgia played a limited role in the War of 1812. The state was not directly involved in any major battles but did contribute militia troops to support the American cause. Georgia's primary role was to defend its coast against potential British naval attacks, as well as assisting in the defense of ports such as Savannah.
Colonel General Zakir Hasanov is the Minister of Defense for Azerbaijan.
Lieutenant General Wai Lwin is the Minister of Defense for Burma.
Lieutenant General Sidqy Sobhy is the Minister of Defense for Egypt.
General Manuel Lopez Ambrosio is the Minister of Defense for Guatemala.
Major General Abibilla Kudayberdiev is the Minister of Defense for Kyrgyzstan.
Lieutenant General Sherali Mirzo is the Minister of Defense for Tajikistan.
The Georgia Department of defense is comprised of the 11,000 members of the Georgia Army Natonal Guard, 2,800 Airmen of the Georgia Air Ntional Guard, 670 volunteers of the Georgia State Defense Force, and 500 State employees for a total strenth of approximately 15,000 (Source Ga. DoD. Annual Report 2013)