Wagon fort
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A wagon fort, wagon fortress, wagenburg, or corral, often referred to as circling the wagons, is a temporary fortification made of wagons arranged into a rectangle, circle, or other shape and possibly
The Hussite wagenburg
Circled wagons
A romanticized depiction of the Great Trek
Oilette postcard view of a Romani camp
Circle the wagons
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Circle the wagons is an English language idiom which may refer to a group of people uniting for a common purpose. Historically the term was used to describe a defensive maneuver which was employed by
Wagon fort
…A wagon fort, wagon fortress, wagenburg, or corral, often referred to as circling the wagons, is a temporary fortification made of wagons arranged into a rectangle, circle, or other shape and possibly joined with each other to produce an…
1912 illustration of Native Americans attacking a circled wagon train formed by American pioneers