What is Wagon train?
[[File:Alfred Jacob Miller - Breaking up Camp at Sunrise - Walters 371940142.jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{Center|''Breaking up Camp at Sunrise'', by [[Alfred Jacob Miller]] (1858–1860)}}]] A '''wagon train''' is a [[convoy]] or group of [[wagons]] who travel together for safety. A '''baggage train''' is a [[military]] wagon train used to carry the equipment and supplies needed by an [[army]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/baggage-train |title=baggage train |website=English Dictionary |publisher=Collins |access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref> They needed to carry enough supplies, including [[wikt:feed|feed]] for the [[Working animal|draft animals]], for the entire journey.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/gabrmetz/gabr000a.htm |title=The Military Revolution; Logistics and Transport |publisher=The Air University, United States Air Force |access-date=22 July 2016 |archive-date=20 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720195733/http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/gabrmetz/gabr000a.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Wagon trains are most closely associated with [[Americans|American]] [[pioneer]]s traveling [[west]]. As the population of the [[Thirteen Colonies]] grew, people [[migration|migrated]] westward looking for inexpensive lands and new opportunities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historybits.com/west-wagon-trains.htm |title=American Western Migration, Wagon Trains and Covered Wagons |publisher=HistoryBits |access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref> The wagon had to carry all the supplies for the trip and all a family's personal belongings. While military use of wagon trains is ancient, the [[Roman army|Romans]] built a network of roads for their armies and baggage trains to move throughout the empire.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crystalinks.com/romeroads.html |title=Roads in Ancient Rome |publisher=RomeRoads |access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Land transport]]