Last February, about 20 British Marines went a bit off course during an exercise. (Brickbats).
Last February February: see month. , about 20 British Marines went a bit off course
during an exercise. They were supposed to land on Gibraltar Gibraltar (jĭbrôl`tər), British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 27,900), 2.5 sq mi (6.5 sq km), on a narrow, rocky peninsula extending into the Mediterranean Sea from SW Spain. . Instead,
they invaded Spain Spain, Span. España (āspä`nyä), officially Kingdom of Spain, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 40,341,000), 194,884 sq mi (504,750 sq km), including the Balearic and Canary islands, SW Europe. . Locals quickly informed the marines that they were
in the wrong pais.
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