List of battles involving war elephants
- List of battles involving war elephants
Some notable battles involving war elephants include:
*331 BC, Battle of Gaugamela
*326 BC, Battle of the Hydaspes River
*317 BC, Battle of Paraitacene
*316 BC, Battle of Gabiene
*312 BC, Battle of Gaza
*301 BC, Battle of Ipsus
*280 BC, Battle of Heraclea
*279 BC, Battle of Asculum
*275 BC, Battle of Beneventum
*265-264 BC, Kalinga War
*262 BC, Siege of Agrigentum
*255 BC, Battle of Tunis
*252 BC, Siege of Panoramus
*238 BC, Battle of Utica
*238 BC, Battle of "The Saw"
*239 BC, Battle of the Bagradas River
*219 BC-218 BC, Siege of Saguntum
*218 BC, Crossing of the Alps and the Battle of Trebia
*217 BC, Battle of Raphia
*207 BC, Battle of the Metaurus
*202 BC, Battle of Zama
*190 BC, Battle of Magnesia
*167 BC-160 BC, Revolt of the Maccabees
*164 BC, Battle of Beth-zur
*153 BC, Roman siege of Numantia (Spain)
*149 BC-146 BC, Siege of Carthage
*108 BC, Battle of Muthul
*46 BC, Battle of Thapsus
*AD 451, Battle of Vartanantz
*636, Battle of al-Qādisiyyah
*738, Battle of Rajasthan
*1214, capture of Cremona by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
*1659, Battle of Khajwa
*1526, First Battle of Panipat
*1556, Second Battle of Panipat
*1761, Third Battle of Panipat
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
War elephant — A war elephant is an elephant trained and guided by humans for combat. Their main use was in charges, to trample the enemy and/or break their ranks. They were probably first employed in India, where the elephant corps served as one of the four… … Wikipedia
List of Marvel Family enemies — Through his adventures, Fawcett Comics/DC Comics superhero Captain Marvel and his Marvel Family gained a host of enemies, including the following: Contents 1 Acrobat 2 Adolf Hitler 3 Amoeba Family … Wikipedia
List of unusual animal anecdotes — This article provides a list of unusual animal anecdotes ndash; unique or particularly absurd circumstances involving animals ndash; recorded throughout history. This bestiary focuses mainly on exotic animals such as tigers, lions, crocodiles and … Wikipedia
List of Captain Planet episodes — The following is a list of episodes from the animated Captain Planet franchise. The series was the second longest running cartoon of the 1990s, producing 113 episodes. The final 13 episodes of the show were only shown in Europe, and never in the… … Wikipedia
Kurukshetra War — (Details given are according to the epic Mahabharata) The position of the Kuru kingdom in Iron Age Vedic India … Wikipedia
Military history — This article is about the field of study. For television channel of the same name, see Military History (TV channel). Warfare Military history Eras … Wikipedia
Maurya Empire — Mauryan Empire ← … Wikipedia
Wars of Alexander the Great — Alexander fighting Persian king Darius III. From Alexander Mosaic of Pompeii, Naples, Naples National Archaeol … Wikipedia
Song Dynasty — This article is about the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties. For the Southern Dynasty, see Liu Song Dynasty. Song 宋 ← … Wikipedia
Mongol invasion of Burma — Bagan (Pagan), the capital of the Pagan Kingdom Date 1277, 1283 and 1287 … Wikipedia
