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The Counter-Siege of Algeciras (1278) (originally "whatever carrier pigeons (nonfiction) are left") is an elite and storied military carrier pigeon (nonfiction) unit.
Description
Originally a motley cote of survivors, stowaways, and broke-legged deadweights, the unit displayed heroic self-sacrifice during the Siege of Algeciras (1278) (nonfiction), swooping down upon the siege armies surround Algeciras (nonfiction).
The entire unit (a thousand pigeons at the time) was lost, but the unexpected and unprecedentedly violent sortie by the birds routed the besieging forces, enabling the defenders at Algeciras (nonfiction) to save themselves.
The unit was granted the lustrous title Counter-Siege of Algeciras (1278), and the unit's number fixed at 1,278 birds, in eternal recognition of their actions.
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External links
- Siege of Algeciras (1278) @ Wikipedia