War Elephants: Great or Terrible

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🗓️ 24 July 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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War elephants were elephants that were trained and guided by humans for combat. They were used to charge the enemy, break their ranks and instill terror and fear. Elephantry is a term for specific military units using elephant-mounted troops.In addition to their role in combat, elephants provided an excellent means of transportation and could be used to move heavy equipment and supplies over large distances. They were also their own form of cavalry, able to charge at tremendous speed. Their sheer size made war elephants all but unstoppable. Travel to Thailand with me ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ Check out our sister podcast the ⁠⁠⁠Mystery of Everything⁠⁠⁠ Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge ⁠⁠⁠COFFEE⁠⁠⁠ Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠. Find us on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠. Join us on ⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠. Submit your relatives on our ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ Podcast ⁠⁠⁠Youtube Channel⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:16.8	Yeah, I'm okay, I know, I know, I know.
1:19.4	After the previous week, we got a little bit behind.
1:21.5	Guys, we had a little bit of a fun time here this weekend.
1:23.9	I'll be completely blunt and honest with you.
1:27.1	There was probably not a time
1:28.7	this weekend that when I was hanging out with my friends who were coming by here to the house,
1:32.6	that I did not have a drink in my hand. I will be very blunt with you. That weekend went by way
1:37.7	faster than I anticipated. And I did not have an episode ready come Monday. So now it is on Tuesday.
1:42.2	And after researching extensively about
1:44.7	elephants, which you can probably see from the title of what this whole thing is, yeah,
1:48.7	that's that's exactly what we're diving into. And my wife is looking across at me with judgment.
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