War Elephants from Ancient India to World War II
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The History of War Elephants
Alexander most likely knew elephants existed and were used in battle because his tutor was aristotle, who had written a surprisingly accurate description of elephants. When one army's elephants broke ranks and ran away, alexander sent elephant hunters out to gather them for him. And later, as the army continued to move through the region, other kings gifted alexander more elephants. But despite all the appearances of power, the rest of the invasion did not go well for alexander. His soldiers, fed up with the difficulties of campaigning around india, mut d forcing the general to retreat from his invasion of the indus valley. Alexander died not very long thereafter but alexander's successors hung
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