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.
Camels were first used as military animals by Arab king Gindibu at the Battle of Qarqar in 853 BC, with estimates suggesting he employed up to 1,000 camels. A similar use was observed during the Battle of Thymbra in 547 BC between Cyrus the Great and Croesus.