. Between those ours of midnight and first light the troops dug up a square frame on the hill. Each side being about 45 yards. They also fortified an area running northeast from the hill about halfway to the water. A quarter of a mile behind that, they continued the barricade along a stone wall and rail fence that went the rest of the way down the shore. Breed's Hill was now tactically secure and was ready for battle.
The next day when the British discovered this fortification they became infuriated. The boat Lively opened fire upon the hill. Joine
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