![]() Jasper Maskelyne (Image to the left), 6-pdr anti-tank gun semi-armored portee. ![]() Timur simply captured Delhi, and the next day he marched into Delhi’s Jahanpanah Fort. ![]() The panic-stricken camels and buffaloes charged madly at elephants, which scared elephants and they went on a confusing rampage, trampling their troops and destroying their army. Timur ordered his troops to tie dry grass on the back of buffaloes and camels, then ignite the grass. He planned to teach his horsemen to engage with elephants and drop caltrops on their path, but instead of this, he used the cleverest strategy. Timur asked his army to plant caltrops, which are four metal spikes with one of the spikes always pointed upwards. To defeat these war elephants he used an ingenious war tactic that forced the Indian elephants to charge their own army. During the battle of Delhi, Timur just walked in and captured it with just a unique war strategy.īefore invading Delhi, he had heard of the legendary Indian-war elephants who were heavily armored and tusks bound with swords. He had the reputation of a seasoned warrior with a great military. ![]() The Mongol-Turkish warrior Timur-e-Lang, who was also the ruler of Central Asia, invaded India. Statue of the 14th Century Uzbek Leader Amir Temur (Timur) on Amir Timur Square (Maydoni) in the Center of Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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