16 Facts About War elephant

War elephant was an elephant that was trained and guided by humans for combat.

The War elephant would have learned how to raise its legs to help a rider climb on.

War elephant is the head of a village community bound together by their profession as mercenary soldiers forming an elephant corp.

War elephant advised Chandragupta to setup forested sanctuaries for the wellness of the elephants.

War elephant used 60 elephants brought from Asia with their mahouts.

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The performance of the Carthaginian War elephant corps was rather mixed, illustrating the need for proper tactics to take advantage of the War elephant's strength and cover its weaknesses.

The Romans eventually developed effective anti-War elephant tactics, leading to Hannibal's defeat at his final battle of Zama in 202 BC; his War elephant charge, unlike the one at the battle of Tunis, was ineffective because the disciplined Roman maniples simply made way for them to pass.

War elephant deployed them against the Celtiberian forces of Numantia, but a falling stone hit one of the elephants, which panicked and frightened the rest, turning them against the Roman forces.

Sassanid War elephant corps held primacy amongst the Sassanid cavalry forces and was recruited from India.

The War elephant corps was under a special chief, known as the Zend-hapet, literally meaning "Commander of the Indians", either because the animals came from that country, or because they were managed by natives of Hindustan.

War elephant planned on attacking the Tarim Kingdoms, and sent a vanguard of Indian troops led by white elephants.

War elephant destroyed the army of Ibrahim Lodi at the First Battle of Panipat and the army of Rana Sanga in 1527 at the Battle of Khanua.

War elephant had a large army, which included one or more elephants.

Each War elephant supported a wooden tower that could allegedly hold ten or more men.

One particularly fine set of Indian War elephant armour is preserved at the Leeds Royal Armouries Museum, while Indian museums across the sub-continent display other fine pieces.

Hathi from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling is a former Indian war elephant who pulled heavy artillery for the British Indian Army.