Krygsolifant

olifant wat deur mense opgelei en gelei word vir oorlog

'n Krygsolifant was 'n olifant wat opgelei en gelei is deur mense vir oorlog. Die krygsolifant se hoofgebruik was om die vyand aan te val, hul geledere te breek en terreur en vrees in te boesem.

Krygsolifante uitgebeeld inHannibal crossing the Rhône (1878), deur Henri Motte.

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