The British are coming? (Out of the Box).The British Royal Marines Royal Marines Noun, pl Brit a corps of soldiers specially trained in amphibious warfare took the beach in short order. About 30 heavily armed soldiers met little resistance--until a pair of local police officers unceremoniously told them that they had invaded the wrong country. The soldiers, part of an assault exercise, were instructed to "invade" Gibraltar. But they landed at the San Felipe San Felipe (săn fəlē`pā), pueblo (1990 pop. 1,557), Sandoval co., N central N.Mex., on the Rio Grande; founded early 18th cent. The inhabitants are Pueblo of the Keresan linguistic family. Ceremonial dances are held there in spring and winter. beach in the Spanish town Spanish Town, city (1991 pop. 110,379), SE Jamaica, on the Cobre River. It is the commercial and processing center of a rich agricultural region, as well as the main rail and highway communications hub for traffic to and from Kingston (the capital) and other parts of of La Linea La Linea is the name of different places and concepts:
For other uses, see La Linea. instead. One of the locals suggested that the Royal Marines head a few hundred yards up the coast and look for a 426-meter-high rock to find the correct location of their British Army exercise. According to a British Ministry of Defense spokesman, quoted by the Sunday Times of London, "It was a regrettable mistake. We were not trying to take Spain and have no plans to do so." He made no comment about Argentina. |
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