War Tactics and Strategy:
Flaming Camels
- First used in the 14th century (1398) in the Battle of Delhi (Dec. 17, 1398)
- Devised by the Mongol conqueror Timur who was seeking to conquer Delhi in India
- Sultan Mahmud Khan (the leader of the defending army in Delhi) had 120 armored war elephants with poison-coated tusks and covered in armor
- Timur knew that war elephants were easily startled.
- Having no other alternative, Timur ignited camels in the front-lines of his army and terrified the elephants.
- When they saw flaming camels charging at them, the elephants ran out of the way. The Indian army was defeated and Delhi was captured by Timur.
- The use of flaming camels is a tactic
- It was only used once to win the battle for Delhi
- It was not used again, but the elephants became a part of Timur's army
By:
Miranda Deuson, Shreya Pradhan, Megan Schneider, and Emily Tarantini
- Camels sent to front lines
- Covered in straw and oil
- Lit on fire causing them to charge forward
- Enemy's elephants were startled causing them to retreat
- Many of enemy's soldiers trampled by stampede
Mongolian Front Line
Camels
Elephants
Indian Front Line
- Not humane, but got the job done
- Won the battle in delhi
- not an effective present-day strategy