Between 1808 and 1812 the government built an earthen fort on that land.

"And what happens if we do this every time they stop, until we chase them back to their earthen fort?"

In 1793 an earthen fort was built next to the harbour of Numansdorp.

Remnants of an earthen fort built by Wolfe can still be found on the east side of the falls.

His soldiers eventually built several earthen forts around the lake.

We spent that night in an earthen fort built by the old people, and next morning went north and east through a hungry land.

In the area around Dromore are to be found a number of ancient earthen forts.

It was surrounded by a network of four nearly completed earthen forts and a stockaded college building.

At prominent positions, earthen forts were built with artillery in position to cover the ground over which an assault would have to be made.

The square earthen fort over one hundred yards on each side with sloping walls almost fifteen feet high was considered impregnable by the rebels.