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War Pigs were used in Ancient Warfare against War Elephants to scare them

Random FactsCuriousOneFebruary 25, 2015against, ancient, elephants, pigs, scare, Used, War, warfareComment

War pigs are pigs reported to have been used in ancient warfare, mostly as a countermeasure against war elephants.

In the first century BC, Lucretius^[1] noted that early humans may have attempted to launch wild beasts, such as lions or "savage boars", against the enemy, but with catastrophic results.

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