War elephant
A war elephant is an elephant that is trained and guided by humans for combat. The war elephant's main use was to charge the enemy, breaking their ranks and instilling terror. Elephantry are military units with elephant-mounted troops.They were first employed in India, the practice spreading out across south-east Asia and westwards into the Mediterranean. Their most famous use in the West was by the Greek King Pyrrhus of Epirus and in significant numbers by the armies of Carthage, including briefly by Hannibal.
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War elephant
A war elephant is an elephant that is trained and guided by humans for combat. The war elephant's main use was to charge the enemy, breaking their ranks and instilling terror. Elephantry are military units with elephant-mounted troops.They were first employed in India, the practice spreading out across south-east Asia and westwards into the Mediterranean. Their most famous use in the West was by the Greek King Pyrrhus of Epirus and in significant numbers by the armies of Carthage, including briefly by Hannibal.
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A war elephant is an elephant ...... engineering and labour roles.
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Gli elefanti da guerra erano a ...... più aggressivi delle femmine.
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Kriegselefanten waren eine sta ...... als die weiblichen Tiere sind.
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Krijgsolifanten werden in de o ...... , maar dit was niet het geval.
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Les éléphants de guerre ont ét ...... es "chars d'assaut vivants" ».
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Los elefantes de guerra fueron ...... o, no eran fáciles de manejar.
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Os elefantes de guerra formam ...... dianos, cartagineses e persas.
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Słoń bojowy – słoń wykorzystyw ...... słoni stoczono w XVIII wieku.
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Боевые слоны — слоны, использо ...... и, а также как средство казни.
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الفيل الحربي هو فيل مدرب وموجّ ...... الأغراض الهندسية ومهام العمل.
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Elephants in use by Indian cavalry.
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A war elephant is an elephant ...... including briefly by Hannibal.
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Gli elefanti da guerra erano a ...... più aggressivi delle femmine.
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Kriegselefanten waren eine sta ...... als die weiblichen Tiere sind.
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Krijgsolifanten werden in de o ...... , maar dit was niet het geval.
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Les éléphants de guerre ont ét ...... n Âge et jusqu'au XIXe siècle.
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Los elefantes de guerra fueron ...... o, no eran fáciles de manejar.
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Os elefantes de guerra formam ...... aoensis) do elefante-africano.
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Słoń bojowy – słoń wykorzystyw ...... p.n.e.) i Tapsus (46 p.n.e.).
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Боевые слоны — слоны, использо ...... и, а также как средство казни.
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الفيل الحربي هو فيل مدرب وموجّ ...... دينة) بما يشمل اختصارًا حنبعل.
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Elefante da guerra
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Elefante de guerra
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Elefante de guerra
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Kriegselefant
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Krijgsolifant
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Słoń bojowy
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War elephant
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Éléphant de guerre
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Боевые слоны
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فيل حربي
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