baggage train

Noun

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baggage train (plural baggage trains)

(military) the logistical transport accompanying a military force

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About 3 pm Warwick's baggage train entered the city. Source: Internet

A legion on the march brought its own baggage train (impedimenta) and constructed its own camp ( castra ) every evening at the side of the road. Source: Internet

Every legion had a large baggage train, which included 640 mules (1 mule for every 8 legionaries) just for the soldiers' equipment. Source: Internet

Joseph had left Madrid with a huge baggage train containing pieces of art, tapestries, and mirrors. Source: Internet

Most of the casualties were borne by the right wing, largely composed of allied troops commanded by Baldwin of Antioch, and also by the baggage train, which was the main target of the Turkish ambush. Source: Internet

Rothero (2005), pp. 5–6 citation The exact location of the English baggage train is not known. Source: Internet

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