A wagon fort, wagon fortress, wagenburg or corral, often referred to as circling the wagons, is a temporary fortification made of wagons arranged into...
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tactic) and Vytautas left his wagon fort to pursue him. Once Lithuanian forces were suitably far away from the wagon fort, the units of Edigu appeared...
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Oregon Trail (redirect from Wagon Train of 1843)
when the first migrant wagon train was organized in Independence, Missouri, a wagon trail had been cleared to Fort Hall, Idaho. Wagon trails were cleared...
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works. They used the wagon fort effectively, a tactic that had been mastered in the Hussite Wars of the previous century. Wagons were chained together...
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during the Russo-Kazan Wars, and it was understood not only as a type of wagon-fort, but also as siege towers. Later, this term could cover mobile barriers...
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Promontory fort, mainly Iron Age Star fort, in 15th and 16th century Europe Tegart fort, in Palestine from 1930s Wagon fort, a mobile fortification Fort (band)...
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A wagon or waggon is a heavy four-wheeled vehicle pulled by draught animals or on occasion by humans, used for transporting goods, commodities, agricultural...
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Khanwa Second Battle of Panipat Third Battle of Panipat Battle of Ghaghra Wagon fort Watts 2011, p. 707. Chandra 2009, p. 30. Jadunath Sarkar, Military history...
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Hussite Wars (section Use of war wagons and firearms)
the extensive use of early handheld firearms such as hand cannons and wagon forts by the Hussites. Starting around 1402, priest and scholar Jan Hus denounced...
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The Wagon Box Fight was an engagement which occurred on August 2, 1867, in the vicinity of Fort Phil Kearny during Red Cloud's War. A party of twenty-six...
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Wagenburg may refer to: Wagenburg (wagon fort), a temporary fortification made of wagons Wagenburg (trailer park), a humorous term for trailer parks Wagenburg...
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advancements, including introduction of firearms to field battles as well as the wagon fort strategy, called vozová hradba in Czech. Modern history precedes the 1918...
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Fort Craig - Fort Thorn Wagon Road, was a road ran down along the west bank of the Rio Grande, from a turnoff from the west bank route of the Camino Real...
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Train (military) (redirect from Supply wagon)
drivers to haul supplies. Although American forces evacuated Fort Ticonderoga on July 6, the wagon train didn't start to arrive until mid-July, preventing...
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The Conestoga wagon, also simply known as the Conestoga, is an obsolete transport vehicle that was used exclusively in North America, primarily the United...
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would draw his opponent into attacking his wagon fort, then, at the right moment, sortie out of the fort with his cavalry, bowmen, and pikemen to ravage...
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wagons that their protection was breached. The Varangians, armed with their distinctive Danish axes, hacked their way through the Pecheneg wagon fort...
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Martello tower (redirect from Martello Fort)
Martello towers, sometimes known simply as Martellos, are small defensive forts that were built across the British Empire during the 19th century, from...
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artillery (hand guns) mounted on wagons, and effect a retreat. This skirmish was the first documented use of the wagon fort during the Hussite Wars. The results...
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"The Women of the Teutones Defend the Wagon Fort" (1882) by Heinrich Leutemann...
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Architecture portal Bivouac shelter Cantonment Castra Force Provider Wagon fort Wagluhe TM 30-410 Handbook on the British army : with supplements on the...
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The fort became the eastern anchor of the Great Platte River Road and thus an important military and civilian way station for 20 years. Wagon trains...
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The Siege of Fort Stanwix (also known as Fort Schuyler) began on August 2, 1777, and ended on August 22, 1777. Fort Stanwix, at the western end of the...
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to attack the Polish wagon-fort, but these were repelled by the Polish infantry. The Moldavian cannon opened fire on the wagon-fort, but with little effect...
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Promontory fort Rampart Ringfort (Rath) Refuge castle Schwedenschanze Stockade Sudis Trou de loup Vallum Wagon fort (Laager) Vitrified fort Post-classical...
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Hussite war wagons and Žižka's tactical skills, the Hussites eventually won the battle. Hussites took the high ground and built their wagon fort there. The...
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fort and the nearby Fetterman and Wagon Box battle sites are maintained by the State of Wyoming as the Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site. The fort...
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rise to expressions such as Wagenburg, Wagendorf, and Bauwagenplatz ("wagon fort", "trailer village" and "construction trailer site" respectively). Either...
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film ends during the Hussite Wars with Žižka leading a Hussite army in wagon fort facing a large army. It is shown that he is still keeping Katherine's...
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