page_title: Dogs in warfare
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Dogs in warfare / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Identifier: cu31924091767503 (find matches) Title: History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria Year: 1903 (1900s) Authors: Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933 McClure, M. L., d. 1918 Subjects: Civilization, Ancient History, Ancient Publisher: London&#160;: Grolier Society Contributing Library: Cornell University Library Digitizing Sponsor: MSN View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: n identified by Sayce with the Cimmerian chief mentioned by Strabounder the name of Lygdamis. The opinion of Sayce has been adopted byother Assyriologists. The inscription makes Tugdami a king of the Manda,and thus overthrows the hypothesis that Lygdamis or Dygdamis was aLyciau chief who managed to discipline the barbarian hordes. 2 The alliance of the Lycians with the Cimmerians and Treres is knownfrom the evidence of Callisthenes preserved for us by Strabo. It is probablethat many of the marauding tribes of the Taurus—Isaurians, Lycaonians,and Pamphylians—similarly joined the Cimmerians, 240 THE POWER OF ASSYRIA AT ITS ZENITH enemys hands (652 b.c). The whole of Lydia wasmercilessly ravaged, and the lower town of Sardes wastaken by storm/ Ardys, who had succeeded his fatheron the throne, was able, however, to save the citadel:he rallied around him the remnants of his army andonce more took the field. The cities of Ionia madecommon cause with him; their hoplites issued victorious Text Appearing After Image: BATTLE OF THE CIMMERIANS AGAINST THE GREEKS ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR DOGS.^ from more than one engagement, and their dogs, trainedto harry fearlessly the horses of the enemy, often tookan active part in the battle. City after city was attackedby the barbarians, and the suburbs plundered. Ephesus,on account of the wealth it contained, formed theirchief attraction, but their forces dashed themselves fruit-lessly against its walls; they avenged themselves for theirfailure by setting on fire the temple of Artemis which stood 1 Strabo states definitely that it was Lygdamis -who took the city. Theaccount given by the same author of a double destruction of Sardes in 652and 682 B.C. is due to an unfortunate borrowing from the work of Callis-thenes. ^ Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from the sarcophagus of Clazomente. ABANDONMENT OP THE SIEGE 211 in the outskirts. This act of sacrilege profoundly stirredthe whole Hellenic world, and when the first fury of pillagewas exhausted, the barbarians themselves se Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: Dogs in warfare have a very long history starting in ancient times. From being trained in combat, to their use as scouts, sentries and trackers, their uses have been varied and some continue to exist in modern military usage.
context_section_description: War dogs were used by the Egyptians, Greeks, Persians, Sarmatians, Baganda, Alans, Slavs, Britons, and the Romans.
  Among the Greeks and Romans, dogs served most often as sentries or patrols, though they were sometimes taken into battle. The earliest use of war dogs in a battle recorded in classical sources was by Alyattes of Lydia against the Cimmerians around 600 BC. The Lydian dogs killed some invaders and routed others.
  During the Late Antiquity, Attila the Hun used molosser dogs in his campaigns. Gifts of war dog breeding stock between European royalty were seen as suitable tokens for exchange throughout the Middle Ages. Other civilizations used armored dogs to defend caravans or attack enemies.
  In the Far East, Vietnamese Emperor Lê Lợi raised a pack of 100 hounds, this pack was tended and trained by Nguyễn Xí whose skills were impressive enough to promote him to the Commander of a shock troop regiment.
  Later on, Frederick the Great of Prussia used dogs as messengers during the Seven Years' War with Russia. Napoleon also used dogs during his campaigns. Dogs were used up until 1770 to guard naval installations in France.
  The first official use of dogs for military purposes in the U.S. was during the Seminole Wars. Hounds were used in the American Civil War to protect, send messages, and guard prisoners. General Grant recounts how packs of southern bloodhounds were destroyed by Union troops wherever found due to them being trained to hunt men. Dogs were also used as mascots in American WWI propaganda and recruiting posters.
caption: Battle between Cimmerian cavalry, their war dogs, and Greek hoplites. Depicted on a Pontic plate.
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