Carraccio

Carraccio
A cart with a large pole or ship's mast firmly attached. Its purpose was to act as a rallying point with appropriate banners. It was used at the Battle of the Standard on 22 August 1138, and it was this which gave the battle its name, the *standard held high. Such a cart or wagon was used in Italy by the city states, the loss of which cart being a signal disgrace.

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