![]() Both the Vikings and the Huns originated from areas with few resources and as a result began to pillage wealthier nations, in order to boost their economies. ![]() Local civilians can also take advantage of a breakdown of order to loot public and private property, such as took place at the National Museum of Iraq during the course of the Iraq War in 2003. Not all looters in wartime are conquerors the looting of Vistula Land by its retreating defenders in 1915 was among the factors sapping the loyalty of Poland in World War I. In many cases looting was an opportunity to obtain treasures that otherwise would not have been obtainable. In warfare during ancient times, the spoils of war included the defeated populations, which were often enslaved, and the citizens, who were often absorbed into the victorious country's population. One thing the looters might take are the weapons of their defeted enemies to use in future battles, which was one of the ways that rebals like Sparticus and William Wallace gained more weapons and was a way Crazy Horse and his Lakota's gained firearms. On higher levels, the proud exhibition of loot was an integral part of how the Romans celebrated there victories in war and Genghis Khan often proclaimed that the greatest happiness was "to vanquish your enemies. Taking items as souvenirs, was also a way to boost moral during times of war. For soldiers, it was viewed as a way to supplement their often meagre income and was part of the celebration of victory. Looting by a victorious army during war has been a very common practice throughout recorded history. Plundering, also known as sacking, pillaging, ransacking or Looting, is the indiscriminate taking of goods by force as part of a military victory, or during a catastrophe, such as war. The early US Army Rangers of the 1700s adopted native american tactics and would scalp their enemies. It is believed that some Celtic tribes also scalped their victims, but it was not as common. Apaches would use their fighting knives or tomahawks to scalp their victims. At the end of the battle, the Comanche scalps the Mongol. In the Comanche episode, one of their weapons was the Scalping Knife. Despite being a scalping tribe, Crazy Horse's Sioux tribe failed to scalp General Custer because he had a haircut before battle and his short hair confused the braves, who were searching for Custer's infamous long blond hair. This was used by many Native Americans, mainly the Apache, Comanche, and Sioux, though was believed to be introduced to the natives by European colonists who were scalping Natives to prove their bounty. Scalping is the cutting of a person's scalp, normally to keep the scalp as a trophy. 55 Hit Hard and Vanish ("Phantom Army").52 Feigned Retreat (William the Conqueror). ![]()
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