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Dogs in warfare have a long history starting in ancient times. From 'war dogs' 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. ==History== War dogs were used by the Egyptians, Greeks, Persians, Sarmatians, Baganda, Alans, Slavs, Britons, and the Romans. The Molossus dog of the Molossia region of Epirus was the strongest known to the Romans, and was specifically trained for battle. Among the Greeks and Romans, dogs served most often as sentries or patrols, though they were sometimes taken into battle.〔E.S. Forster, "Dogs In Ancient Warfare," ''Greece & Rome'' 10 (1941) 114–117.〕 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.〔Polyaenus, ''Stratagems'' 7.2; Forster, "Dogs in Ancient Warfare," p. 114.〕 Often war dogs would be sent into battle with large protective spiked metal collars and coats of mail armour. During the Late Antiquity, Attila the Hun used giant 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. The Spanish conquistadors used armored dogs that had been trained to kill natives. The British used dogs when they attacked the Irish and the Irish in turn used Irish Wolfhounds to attack invading Norman knights on horseback. Two wolfhounds, or even a single one were often capable of taking a mounted man in armor off his horse, where the lightly armed handler would finish him off if necessary. In the Far East, Emperor Lê Lợi raised a pack of 100 hounds, this pack was tended and trained by Nguyễn Xí whose skills was impressive enough to promote him to the Commander of a shock troop regiment. Later on, Frederick the Great 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 United States was during the Seminole Wars.〔 Hounds were used in the American Civil War to protect, send messages, and guard prisoners〔(History of the 19th Iowa Infantry; Hounds in the American Civil War )- Chapter VII, p. 109; Retrieved 2014-05-31〕 Dogs were also used as mascots in American World War I propaganda and recruiting posters. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dogs in warfare」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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