[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 909 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                     February 12, 2008.
Whereas in the fall of 1779, Haitian soldiers of the Chasseurs-Volontaires de 
        Saint Domingue volunteered to join in the fight for American 
        independence;
Whereas the unit was comprised of over 500 men of color from the island of 
        Haiti;
Whereas on October 9, 1779, the soldiers of Chasseurs-Volontaires de Saint 
        Domingue served as the largest unit of soldiers of African descent to 
        fight in the ``Siege of Savannah'';
Whereas records show that over 500 men sailed treacherous waters to join the 
        effort against the British;
Whereas over 300 of them lost their lives attempting to drive the British from 
        Savannah;
Whereas the Savannah Monument, a project of the Haitian American Historical 
        Society represents the Haitian soldiers that fought in the ``Siege of 
        Savannah'';
Whereas the Savannah Monument was erected in Savannah, Georgia on Monday, 
        October 8, 2007, to recognize the Haitian involvement in the fight for 
        American independence; and
Whereas the Savannah Monument includes a statue of a 12-year-old drummer boy, 
        depicting Mr. Henri Christophe, who became a leader in Haiti's 
        Revolution to gain independence and renounce slavery: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives commemorates the courage of the 
Haitian soldiers that fought for American independence in the ``Siege of 
Savannah'' and for Haiti's independence and renunciation of slavery.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.