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After almost two weeks of preparation for departure, on March 17 the British fleet, as the gilded letters on the white marble panel tell us, in the words of Charles W. AFTER ALMOST TWO WEEKS OF PREPARATION FOR DEPARTURE ON MARCH SEVENTEENTH THE BRITISH FLEET AS THE GILDED LETTERS ON THE WHITE MARBLE PANEL TELL US IN THE WORDS OF CHARLES W
ow the British off guard, and to cover up the sound of the moving, managed to get two thousand Continental troops and four hundred carts of fascines and intrenching tools up on the hill. That same night, with the aid of the moonlight, they threw up two redoubts--performing a task, which, as Lord Howe exclaimed in dismay the following morning, was "more in one night than my whole army could have done in a month." The occupation of the heights was a magnificent _coup_. The moment the British saw what had been done, they realized that they had lost the fight. However, Lord Percy hurried to make an attack, but the weather made it impossible, and by the time the weather cleared the Americans were so strongly intrenched that it was futile to attack. Washington, although having been granted permission by Congress to attack Boston, wished to save the loyal city if possible. Therefore, he and Howe made an agreement by which Howe was to evacuate and Washington was to refrain from using his guns. KEEPING UP A CANNONADING TO THROW THE BRITISH OFF GUARD AND TO COVER UP THE SOUND OF THE MOVING MANAGED TO GET TWO THOUSAND CONTINENTAL TROOPS AND FOUR HUNDRED CARTS OF FACIENES AND ENTRENCHING TOOLS UP ON THE HILL THAT SAME NIGHT WITH THE AID OF MOONLIGHT THEY THREW UP TWO REDOUBTS PERFORMING A TASK WHICH AS LORD HOWE EXCLAIMED IN DISMAY THE FOLLOWING MORNING WAS MORE AND ONE NIGHT THAN MY WHOLE ARMY COULD HAVE DONE IN A MONTH THE OCCUPATION OF THE HEIGHTS WAS A MAGNIFICENT COUP THE MOMENT THE BRITISH SAW WHAT HAD BEEN DONE THEY REALIZED THAT THEY HAD LOST THE FIGHT HOWEVER LORD PERCY HURRIED TO MAKE AN ATTACK BUT THE WEATHER MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE AND BY THE TIME THE WEATHER CLEARED THE AMERICANS WERE SO STRONGLY INTRENCHED THAT IT WAS FUTILE TO ATTACK WASHINGTON ALTHOUGH HAVING BEEN GRANTED PERMISSION BY CONGRESS TO ATTACK BOSTON WISHED TO SAVE THE LOYAL CITY IF POSSIBLE THEREFORE HE AND HAL MADE AN AGREEMENT BY WHICH HAL WAS TO EVACUATE AND WASHINGTON WAS TO REFRAIN FROM USING HIS GUNS
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