The first recorded use of the camel as a military animal was by the Arab king Gindibu, who is claimed to have employed as many as 1,000 camels at the Battle of Qarqar in 853 BC. A later instance occurred in the Battle of Thymbra in 547 BC, fought between Cyrus the Great of Persia and Croesus of Lydia.
The first documented use of camels in military service was by Arab king Gindibu, who is said to have utilized up to 1,000 camels at the Battle of Qarqar in 853 BC. A subsequent instance took place during the Battle of Thymbra in 547 BC, when Cyrus the Great of Persia and Croesus of Lydia engaged in combat.