Counter-Siege of Algeciras (1278)
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The Counter-Siege of Algeciras (1278) is a carrier pigeon (nonfiction) unit, famous in military history for lifting the Siege of Algeciras (1278) (nonfiction).
Description
The unit consists of 1,278 carrier pigeons (nonfiction).
The number 1,278 commemorates the unit's heroic self-sacrifice, lifting Siege of Algeciras (1278) (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.
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External links
- Siege of Algeciras (1278) @ Wikipedia