WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Camels carry wounded men to safety on the North West Frontier of India in 1917. Camels were also used in the Sinai and Palestine campaigns. Their ability to carry heavy loads and go without water made them an ideal mode of transport in hot climates.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first use of war elephants in Europe was made in 318 BC by Polyperchon, one of Alexander’s generals, when he besieged Megalopolis in the Peloponnesus during the wars of the Diadochi. He used 60 elephants brought from Asia with their mahouts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Alexander the Great, Carthaginians, Romans and several African civilizations all used war elephants at one time or another. The potential advantages of war elephants are immediately obvious when considered from the point of the army facing them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Horses, elephants, camels, and other animals have been used for both transportation and mounted attack. Pigeons were used for communication and photographic espionage. Many other animals have been reportedly used in various specialized military functions, including rats and pigs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Working individually or in teams, they would carry heavy guns and ammunition, as well as other vital supplies, especially where the use of motorised transport was impossible. This practice continued into the Second World War, when elephants were also used to carry weapons and ammunition in the Far East.

Detailed explanation-6: -Animals in the Army: Companions Mascots and Animals of War They have played a vital role in combat by being used during the mounted attack, as transportation, for communication, and for bomb and other hazardous detection. The U.S. military has made use of horses, mules, donkeys, and camels for transportation.