Observed arrival · 2026-08-24

Pigeons of War: Military History by Carrier Pigeon

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A focused research site documenting how homing pigeons carried military, maritime, and emergency communications across history.

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The project organizes specialist research into dated articles with excerpts, “Read more” links, and subject tags spanning armies, navies, conflicts, explorers, and individual pigeoneers. Visible entries cover the Dutch use of pigeons during the 1832 Siege of Antwerp, British military use during Sierra Leone’s 1898 Hut Tax War, and a three-part Arctic exploration thread. The navigation also exposes dedicated Articles and Publications & Research sections, while the site credits Justin Craig.

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