Alexander Hamilton
Hero of Redoubt 10

British redcoubts Nine and Ten had to be taken before the second parallel could be completed.  Four hundred Frenchmen were assigned to attack Redoubt Nine, which was manned by 120 British and Hessian troops.  On October 14 the French conquered the fortification in less than 30 minutes.

Four hundred Americans, led by Alexander Hamilton, assaulted Redoubt Ten.  It was held by 70 defenders, who were over- powered in about ten minutes.

On October 15, Cornwallis wrote to Clinton:  "Last evening the enemy carried my two advanced redoubts on the left by storm, and during the night have included them in their second parallel, which they are at present busy perfecting... The safety of the place is therefore so precarious that I cannot recommend that the fleet and army should run great risk in endeavoring to save us."