1 Maccabees 6:33-35

New Catholic Bible

³³ The king rose at daybreak, and after a forced march along the road to Beth-zechariah, his forces drew up in battle formation and sounded their trumpets. ³⁴ The elephants were roused for battle by being given a mixture of grapes and mulberries to drink. ³⁵ These beasts were distributed among the phalanxes. With each elephant there were stationed a thousand men arrayed in coats of mail, with bronze helmets. In addition, five hundred picked cavalry were assigned to each beast.