This article is about elephants trained for combat. For the album by Deer Tick, see War Elephant (album).
War elephant
Branch
Cavalry
Engagements
Battle of the Hydaspes Battle of Zama Second Battle of Panipat Battle of Ambur
Military unit
War elephants depicted in Hannibal crossing the Rhône (1878), by Henri MotteIndian elephant sword on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, two feet (61 cm) longRajput painting depicting a war elephant in an army
A war elephant was an elephant that was trained and guided by humans for combat. The war elephant's main use was to charge the enemy, break their ranks, and instill terror and fear. Elephantry is a term for specific military units using elephant-mounted troops.[1]
^Whitney, William Dwight; Smith, Benjamin Eli (1911). "elephantry". The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary. Century Company. p. 2257. Also: elephantry (Wiktionary)
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