Dirt is dug out to form a shallow ditch and an earthen rampart just inside of the ditch.  The stakes are driven into the top of this earh rampart.  An attacking enemy must step into a hole and fight with a defender who has a height advantage.
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Dirt is dug out to form a shallow ditch and an earthen rampart just inside of the ditch. The stakes are driven into the top of this earh rampart. An attacking enemy must step into a hole and fight with a defender who has a height advantage.