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Hannibal ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Several ancient generals used elephants. Hannibal is the best known. His army of 80,000 was reduced to 20,000 by death or desertion in crossing the Alps, but he preserved his force of thirty forest elephants; a small species species of elephant which later became extinct, probably from destruction of its habitat and its use in warfare. * The Romans had already faced elephants when they fought against Pyrrhus, and twenty-nine of Hannibal's elephants were killed in the Battle of Trebia. * India gave Carthage one Indian elephant as a gift, but without breeding pairs they were unable to replinish their stock of elephants. * At the Battle of Zama, Hannibal's forces included fifty wild African elephants, but Scipio opened gaps in his line to let them charge through harmlessly.
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When was the second punic war when Hannibal led the elephants against the roman?
The Second Punic War lasted from 218 BC to 202 BC. Hannibal's use of war elephants was not an innovation. The Carthaginians had already used against the Romans in the in the battles in Africa of the First Punic War (264-241 BC). Pyrrhus, the Greek king of Epirus was the first to deploy elephants against the Romans in 280 BC during his attempt to invade southern Italy. The use of war elephants started in India in the 4th century BC. The Persians adopted the idea and used them in a battle against Alexander the Great in 330 BC. Alexander and his successors also made use of them. Then the Greek rulers of Egypt, the Carthaginians and the Numidians in North Africa also adopted war elephants. They used African elephants which are smaller than the Indian ones.
Who was the general who used elephants during the Punic Wars?
Hannibal was the Carthaginian general in question. Hannibal led both his troops and his elephants over the Alps and into Italy during the Second Punic War.
What was general Hannibal's secret weapon?
He used African war elephants which were trained to charge at terrified foot-soldiers and scare cavalry horces.
Were there any barriers that soldiers had to overcome in the Zama battle?
The Roman army had to deal with war elephants used by the Carthaginians.
What animal is Hannibal associated with?
He had war elephants in his army and they were pretty scary to people who did not know that elephants even existed.
What invention Persian war elephants to incapacitate them?
History has no record of use of war elephants in the Persian war.
How were elephants used by humans?
sometimes elephants were rode on during war and sometimes they have used elephants as a type of excecution.
Who used elephants in World War 2?
War elephants trampled the enemy underfoot and disorganized their ranks, leaving them running for cover, dead, or vulnerable.
In the hands of Indian trainers elephants were?
They where used in war!! >:]
Who used war elephants to fight the Romans in the Second Punic War?
The Carthaginians.
Was elephants used in World War 1?
yes they was.. they would be used for pushing heavy stuff.
Who crossed the Alps on elephants?
Hannibal, a Carthaginian military commander, famously crossed the Alps with elephants during the Second Punic War in 218 BC. This feat is considered one of the greatest military achievements in history.
What were elephants used for in World War 2?
See the link below for the facinating story of Elephants working hard during World War 2.ummm i honestly believe that eleplants were used in Africa not in Europe during WWII.
When was the second punic war when Hannibal led the elephants against the roman?
The Second Punic War lasted from 218 BC to 202 BC. Hannibal's use of war elephants was not an innovation. The Carthaginians had already used against the Romans in the in the battles in Africa of the First Punic War (264-241 BC). Pyrrhus, the Greek king of Epirus was the first to deploy elephants against the Romans in 280 BC during his attempt to invade southern Italy. The use of war elephants started in India in the 4th century BC. The Persians adopted the idea and used them in a battle against Alexander the Great in 330 BC. Alexander and his successors also made use of them. Then the Greek rulers of Egypt, the Carthaginians and the Numidians in North Africa also adopted war elephants. They used African elephants which are smaller than the Indian ones.
Who was the general who used elephants during the Punic Wars?
Hannibal was the Carthaginian general in question. Hannibal led both his troops and his elephants over the Alps and into Italy during the Second Punic War.
Who thought of riding elephants?
The name of the person who first thought of riding on elephants is lost to history.
What elephants were used in the battle of hastings?
Elephants were not used in the Battle of Hastings, which took place in 1066. The battle primarily involved Norman forces led by William the Conqueror and Anglo-Saxon troops under King Harold II, and it was characterized by infantry and cavalry tactics rather than the use of war elephants. War elephants were more commonly associated with ancient battles in other regions, such as those fought in India or by the Carthaginians.
