Counter-Siege of Algeciras (1278)
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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 enemy forces.
The entire carrier pigeon unit (a thousand birds at the time) was lost, but the unexpected and unprecedentedly violent show of bird-shit routed the enemy, saving the day.
In eternal recognition of their actions, the unit was granted the lustrous title Counter-Siege of Algeciras (1278), and the unit's number fixed at 1,278 birds.
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Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Siege of Algeciras (1278) @ Wikipedia