Redoubts 9 and 10

The surviving earthworks of the two British redoubts stormed on the night of October 14, 1781, in the operation that broke the British defensive perimeter. French troops under the Baron de Viomesnil stormed Redoubt 9; American troops under Alexander Hamilton stormed Redoubt 10 in about ten minutes using only bayonets. The capture of both redoubts allowed allied engineers to extend the second parallel, bringing artillery to within 300 yards of the main British works. The redoubts are the most physically present reminder of the siege's decisive night, and walking them communicates the scale and danger of the operation.