Mantlet
Movable defensive structure in medieval warfare / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the medieval shield. For "mantelet", the garment, see Mantle (clothing).
A mantlet was a portable wall or shelter used for stopping projectiles in medieval warfare. It could be mounted on a wheeled carriage, and protected one or several soldiers.
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In the First World War a mantlet type of device was used by the French to attack barbed wire entanglements.[1]