Meanings of throw up earthworks in English

Day and night, the latter toiled to throw up earthworks and strengthen their position.

Hastily the Germans fell to work throwing up earthworks facing the second French line.

Citizen soldiers were drilling in open places, and other men were throwing up earthworks.

Both sides had thrown up earthworks and felled trees as a protection during the night.

Just outside, soldiers were engaged in throwing up earthworks.

No men were throwing up earthworks or digging trenches.

Now they fortified more strongly than ever, throwing up earthworks higher than before and doubling the sentinels.

They threw up earthworks, bastions and redoubts almost all the way from Quebec to Montcalm's camp at Beauport.

Beauregard had thrown up earthworks at the station, and strong batteries were hidden in the foliage at the fords.

Once across, they burrowed in the ground like moles and, with bullets raining upon them, threw up earthworks for shelter.

But the emigrants threw up earthworks, made fortresses of their wagons and defended themselves gallantly and successfully for five days!

Entering the harbor of Rio Janeiro, then called Ganabara, Villegagnon landed men and stores on an island, built huts, and threw up earthworks.

While endeavouring to maintain order, he also threw up earthworks to protect the harbour of Alexandria, and trained the guns upon the British fleet.

Sometimes, however, the inhabitants when constructing their defences did not confine themselves to this rudimentary plan, but threw up earthworks round the selected site.

On Thursday and Friday the Austrians were engaged, as usual, in felling trees, forming abattis, throwing up earthworks, and in all ways strengthening their position.