Baggage train

Definition

The people and animals transporting an army’s supplies and equipment.

Used by OCR

Paper 2

Losing the baggage train threatened the army’s future survival even if soldiers escaped an attack.
Revise: Opening Campaigns: Saguntum and the Alps
The animals, people and equipment carrying an army’s supplies during a march.
Revise: Polybius

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GCSE History · key term

The people and animals transporting an army’s supplies and equipment.

Used by OCR

Paper 2

Losing the baggage train threatened the army’s future survival even if soldiers escaped an attack.
Revise: Opening Campaigns: Saguntum and the Alps
The animals, people and equipment carrying an army’s supplies during a march.
Revise: Polybius

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