Charles Devens Orations And Addresses On Various Occasions Civil And Military
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It was nearly three o clock in the afternoon when, reinforcements having arrived, all was ready in the British line for the attack ; and it is time to consider the character of the defences erected, and their position, as well as the forces by which they were then manned. The redoubt, which enclosed the spot where the monument now stands, was upon the crest of Breed s Hill, an eminence about seventy feet in height. It was about eight rods square, with its front towards the south, overlooking th...e town and Charles River. Its southeastern angle directly faced Copp s Hill, while its eastern side fronted extensive fields which lay between it and Moul- ton s Point ; Moulton s Hill, 1 then about thirty feet in height, but now levelled with the surface of the ground, was situated between it and Moul ton s Point. The eastern side of the redoubt was prolonged by a breastwork detached by a sally port, which extended for about one hundred yards towards a marsh ; while the northern side over- 1 Called Morton s Hill in all the accounts of the battle.
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