During the battle of Beth-zechariah, Eleazar saw a war elephant carrying special armor. Thinking that this was a sign that it carried the enemy Seleucid King Antiochus V, Eleazar decided to perform the heroic act of killing the elephant and the king. He got under the elephant and thrust his spear into its stomach. The elephant died but its dead body fell on top of Eleazar, killing him as well. It turns out that the elephant was not even carrying the king.
Here is Eleazar's wikipedia page.
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