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02-05-2008, 12:36 PM

Quote:A. What is a good working definition for a war elephant? I stumbled upon a border line case where elephants were tied torches to their tails and sent into enemy ranks. While this is certainly a military use of elephants, these elephants can IMO just as sure not qualified as "war elephants". A war elephant is in my understanding rather an elephant trained and guided in combat by a human. What's your thoughts?

I would have to agree. In fact in that scenario, I wouldn't call those elephants anything other than ammunition. Expendable just like an arrow, javelin, or sling bullet.

Marcus Julius Germanus
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Employing war elephants - by Jona Lendering - 08-29-2007, 09:27 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Alexandr K - 08-29-2007, 11:12 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Mitra - 08-29-2007, 12:47 PM

Elephants in war - by D B Campbell - 08-29-2007, 02:35 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by SOCL - 08-29-2007, 05:03 PM

I - by SafeCast - 09-09-2007, 04:57 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Et tu brute - 09-09-2007, 08:25 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by philsidnell - 09-10-2007, 09:39 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Sardaukar - 09-13-2007, 08:04 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Duncan Head - 09-13-2007, 08:27 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Sardaukar - 09-13-2007, 09:21 AM

Re: Elephants in war - by philsidnell - 09-13-2007, 10:03 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Nicholas Gaukroger - 09-13-2007, 10:49 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by MeinPanzer - 09-13-2007, 01:54 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by philsidnell - 09-13-2007, 03:06 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by D B Campbell - 09-13-2007, 04:04 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Sardaukar - 09-13-2007, 05:51 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 09-13-2007, 07:21 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Theodosius the Great - 09-14-2007, 02:42 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by philsidnell - 09-14-2007, 09:12 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by D B Campbell - 09-14-2007, 09:43 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Nicholas Gaukroger - 09-14-2007, 10:02 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Theodosius the Great - 09-14-2007, 08:10 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 09-15-2007, 11:48 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by PMBardunias - 09-17-2007, 10:50 PM

war elephants - by kistlerj - 10-11-2007, 08:31 PM

Re: war elephants - by D B Campbell - 10-12-2007, 02:51 PM

elephant battles - by kistlerj - 10-12-2007, 03:57 PM

sidnell confusion on elephants at the Rhone (Hannibal) - by kistlerj - 10-12-2007, 04:07 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Mitra - 10-12-2007, 06:08 PM

thanks - by kistlerj - 10-12-2007, 06:12 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by antiochus - 11-14-2007, 05:03 AM

Re: sidnell confusion on elephants at the Rhone (Hannibal) - by philsidnell - 11-14-2007, 09:42 AM

Re: sidnell confusion on elephants at the Rhone (Hannibal) - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 11-14-2007, 02:36 PM

book details - by kistlerj - 11-14-2007, 02:47 PM

Re: sidnell confusion on elephants at the Rhone (Hannibal) - by kistlerj - 11-14-2007, 02:50 PM

Re: sidnell confusion on elephants at the Rhone (Hannibal) - by Sean Manning - 11-14-2007, 05:45 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by PMBardunias - 11-14-2007, 07:22 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by kistlerj - 11-14-2007, 07:56 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by antiochus - 11-15-2007, 01:55 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Eleatic Guest - 01-14-2008, 12:42 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by kistlerj - 01-14-2008, 03:09 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by PMBardunias - 01-14-2008, 04:16 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by kistlerj - 01-14-2008, 06:24 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by philsidnell - 01-14-2008, 10:23 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by PMBardunias - 01-17-2008, 03:50 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by PMBardunias - 01-17-2008, 08:06 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Eleatic Guest - 02-05-2008, 12:30 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Marcus Julius - 02-05-2008, 12:36 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by PMBardunias - 02-05-2008, 04:32 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Eleatic Guest - 02-07-2008, 01:55 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by MeinPanzer - 02-07-2008, 03:42 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Eleatic Guest - 02-07-2008, 04:40 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Timotheus - 02-07-2008, 05:55 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by PMBardunias - 02-19-2008, 05:42 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by M. Demetrius - 02-19-2008, 11:48 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Eleatic Guest - 03-12-2008, 05:44 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Francois - 12-19-2008, 06:26 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Robert Vermaat - 12-19-2008, 06:56 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by antiochus - 12-31-2008, 09:23 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 12-31-2008, 09:31 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by hoplite14gr - 01-06-2009, 07:00 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by antiochus - 01-08-2009, 02:33 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 01-08-2009, 06:30 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Robert Vermaat - 01-08-2009, 08:44 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by philsidnell - 01-09-2009, 07:51 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by antiochus - 01-09-2009, 08:03 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by philsidnell - 01-09-2009, 09:01 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Robert Vermaat - 01-09-2009, 09:58 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by philsidnell - 01-09-2009, 11:01 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Robert Vermaat - 01-09-2009, 11:12 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by philsidnell - 01-09-2009, 11:55 AM

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