War in Ancient India c9.s3.t1.11

c9.s3.t1.11

Another factor to be reckoned with was the use of elephants in siege warfare.⁶⁶ That these animals were used for demolishing the fort-walls is seen, beside other evidences, from the first fragment of the *Indika* of Ktesias. These animals were particularly trained for this purpose. At a given signal from their leader these animals rushed impetuously towards the walls and pressed themselves against them.