Meanings of small earthwork in inglês

A small earthwork marks the site of Magruder's field-pieces, and hard by the slain were buried.

The outpost mentioned as the object of the first attack was a small earthwork, erected at the meeting of three roads.

They surprised and captured a small earthwork, and, though fiercely assaulted, held it till the van of the Sixth Corps relieved them.

Small earthworks had been erected on the flanks near the gates, protecting every weak point; The summit of the ridge was strongly fenced and loopholed.