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The '''Emu War''', also known as ''The Great Emu War'', was a week-long military operation undertaken in ] in November 1932 to address public concern over the number of ]s said to be running amok in the ] district of ]. The Emus were responding to a long, hot summer, which caused shortages of food and water. The "war" was conducted under the command of ] of the ], commanding a force of soldiers armed with two ]s and 10,000 rounds of ammunition. Over the course of a week or so, only a handful of the estimated 20,000 birds were actually killed. Major Meredith famously compared the Emus to ]s, and claimed that, "if we had a military division with the bullet-carrying capacity of these birds, it would face any army in the world. They could face machine guns with the invulnerability of tanks. They are like Zulus..."{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} The '''Emu War''', also known as ''The Great Emu War'', was a week-long military operation undertaken in ] in November 1932 to address public concern over the number of ]s said to be running amok in the Campion district of ]. The Emus were responding to a long, hot summer, which caused shortages of food and water. The "war" was conducted under the command of Major Meredith of the ], commanding a force of soldiers armed with two ]s and 10,000 rounds of ammunition. Over the course of a week or so, only a handful of the estimated 20,000 birds were actually killed. Major Meredith famously compared the Emus to ]s, and claimed that, "if we had a military division with the bullet-carrying capacity of these birds, it would face any army in the world. They could face machine guns with the invulnerability of tanks. They are like Zulus..."{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}


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Emu War
Date1932
LocationCampion, Western Australia
Belligerents
 Australia Commonwealth of Australia Emus
Commanders and leaders
 Australia Major Meredith
Strength
2 Lewis Guns 20,000 birds
Casualties and losses
Approx. 12 birds

The Emu War, also known as The Great Emu War, was a week-long military operation undertaken in Australia in November 1932 to address public concern over the number of Emus said to be running amok in the Campion district of Western Australia. The Emus were responding to a long, hot summer, which caused shortages of food and water. The "war" was conducted under the command of Major Meredith of the Royal Australian Artillery, commanding a force of soldiers armed with two Lewis Guns and 10,000 rounds of ammunition. Over the course of a week or so, only a handful of the estimated 20,000 birds were actually killed. Major Meredith famously compared the Emus to Zulus, and claimed that, "if we had a military division with the bullet-carrying capacity of these birds, it would face any army in the world. They could face machine guns with the invulnerability of tanks. They are like Zulus..."

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