Ironically General St. Clair, who ignored Kosciuszko’s advice at Fort Ticonderoga and was acquitted at his court-martial thanks to the Pole’s testimony, was put in charge of building Redoubt No. 4 on the high ground of Rocky Hill. After a tour of the camp Washington made sure that this time St. Clair would follow the orders: “The possession of this Hill appears to me essential to the preservation of the whole post and our main effort ought to be directed to keeping the enemy off of it. . . Make yourself completely master of its defence . . . you will have an eye to the works to be erected to
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