What is War elephant?
[[File:War-elephant-illustrated-london-news.jpg|thumb|War elephant]] A '''war elephant''' is an [[elephant]] that was trained for [[battle]]. Elephants were guided by people. The main use of the elephant was in [[shock tactics]] to [[Charge (warfare)|charge]] against the enemy, trample them, and break their lines. They were first used in [[India]], but their use spread to other regions. [[Pyrrhus of Epirus]] used many of them, and so did the armies of [[Carthage]]. [[Hannibal]] crossed the [[Alps]] with a number of war elephants and marched against [[Rome]]. In the west, [[military tactics]] soon changed, and reduced the value of a war elephant. It was the use of [[cannon]]s that made the war elephant useless in the 19th century. After that, elephants continued to be used for [[construction]] work. {{Commonscat|War elephants}} {{military-stub}} [[Category:Military animals|Elephant]] [[Category:Elephants]]