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A medieval European war wagon was developed in the Hussite Wars around 1420 by Hussite forces led by the Czech general Jan Žižka rebelling in Bohemia. [4] [5] It was a heavy wagon given protective sides with firing slits and heavy firepower from either a cannon or a force of hand-gunners, archers and crossbowmen, supported by infantry using ...
Chuckwagon racing is an event at some rodeos, such as the Calgary Stampede which started in 1923. [17] Chuckwagon races were held from 1952 until 1998 at Cheyenne Frontier Days, [18] one of America's biggest rodeos. The National Championship Chuckwagon Race in Clinton, Arkansas draws tens of thousands each Labor Day weekend. [10] [19]
Horses were domesticated circa 3500 BCE. Before that oxen were used. Historically, a wide variety of arrangements of horses and vehicles have been used, from chariot racing, which involved a small vehicle and four horses abreast, to horsecars or trollies, [note 1] which used two horses to pull a car that was used in cities before electric trams were developed.
The "war wagon" was a medieval development used to attack rebel or enemy forces on battle fields. The wagon was given slits for archers to shoot enemy targets, supported by infantry using pikes and flails and later for the invention of gunfire by hand-gunners; side walls were used for protection against archers, crossbowmen, the early use of ...
Race rules, for all intents and purposes, were originally non-existent and were added every night of that first competition. Over the years, rules and equipment have been altered but the one thing that has remained consistent is that the chuckwagon races are one of the most exciting forms of entertainment available to the public at large.
The scythed chariot was a modified war chariot. The blades extended horizontally for about 1 m (3 ft 3 in) to each side of the wheels. The Greek general Xenophon (430−354 BC), an eyewitness at the battle of Cunaxa, tells of them: "These had thin scythes extending at an angle from the axles and also under the driver's seat, turned toward the ground".
Powerful landlord in chariot. Eastern Han 25–220 CE. Anping, Hebei. Model recreation of Han dynasty chariot, from Tomb of Liu Sheng.. Ancient Chinese chariots were typically two wheeled vehicles drawn by two or four horses [14] with a single draught pole measuring around 3 m long that was originally straight but later evolved into two curved shafts.