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Where war elephants were once used
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There's a story of a logistical miracle right here... ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ๐ค
Those islands used to be connected ~2 million years ago, and thus all have native elephant populations.
Oh wow! I had no idea! ๐คฉ
Yep.
Although any reasonably large cargo boat should be able to carry an elephant, anyway. That would be how the Romans did it in Britain.
Edit: Maybe? Apparently the only source on that episode is from much later.
My guesses are: the Majapahits used war elephants at some point in the 14th century, or a British puppet used them in the 1800s.
Apparently, not very well, though. Poor olifants. ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ