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|date = [[1997]] | |date = [[1997]] | ||
|location = [[Carbury]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Earth]] | |location = [[Carbury]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Earth]] | ||
|result = {{il|Capture of [[Morgaine]] and [[Mordred]].}} | |result = {{il|UNIT victory.|Death of [[the Destroyer]].|Capture of [[Morgaine]] and [[Mordred]].}} | ||
|side1 = {{il|Morgaine's knights}} | |side1 = {{il|Morgaine's knights}} | ||
|side2 = {{il|[[UNIT]]}} | |side2 = {{il|[[UNIT]]}} | ||
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|strength2 = A few dozen soldiers, [[Ace]], [[Ancelyn]] | |strength2 = A few dozen soldiers, [[Ace]], [[Ancelyn]] | ||
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The '''Carbury Incident''', also known as the '''battle at Carbury''' ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Universal Databank (reference book)}}) and referred to by [[Muriel Frost]] as the '''Availlon Fiasco''', ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)}}) was a conflict in [[Carbury]] between knights from [[Arthur's World|another universe]] and forces of the [[United Nations Intelligence Taskforce]]. | |||
In [[1997]], [[Morgaine]] led a group of knights, including her son [[Mordred]], from | In [[1992]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Universal Databank (reference book)}}) or [[1997]], [[Morgaine]] led a group of knights, including her son [[Mordred]], from their universe to Earth in search of [[King Arthur]]. Morgaine believed Arthur had survived their [[Battle of Camlann|last battle]] when in truth he had perished, with only his long-decayed remains hidden on Earth. Morgaine's forces were confronted by a UNIT convoy who had been transporting a [[nuclear weapon]] through Carbury led by Brigadier [[Winifred Bambera|Bambera]], who were aided by the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]]. The Doctor's involvement led to Bambera requesting the aid of retired Brigadier [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Lethbridge-Stewart]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') | ||
[[Category:Conflicts involving the Doctor]] | |||
[[Category: | UNIT was impressed by how Bambera had handled the incident, so offered her a promotion to command [[UNIT-UK]] the following year. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Rogue State (audio story)|Rogue State]]'') | ||
By one account, this was one of several incidents which contributed to general [[human awareness of extraterrestrial life]] in the [[1990s]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)}}) | |||
[[Category:Conflicts involving the Seventh Doctor]] | |||
[[Category:1990s conflicts]] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:46, 8 November 2024
The Carbury Incident, also known as the battle at Carbury (PROSE: The Universal Databank [+]Loading...["The Universal Databank (reference book)"]) and referred to by Muriel Frost as the Availlon Fiasco, (COMIC: The Mark of Mandragora [+]Loading...["The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)"]) was a conflict in Carbury between knights from another universe and forces of the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce.
In 1992 (PROSE: The Universal Databank [+]Loading...["The Universal Databank (reference book)"]) or 1997, Morgaine led a group of knights, including her son Mordred, from their universe to Earth in search of King Arthur. Morgaine believed Arthur had survived their last battle when in truth he had perished, with only his long-decayed remains hidden on Earth. Morgaine's forces were confronted by a UNIT convoy who had been transporting a nuclear weapon through Carbury led by Brigadier Bambera, who were aided by the Seventh Doctor and Ace. The Doctor's involvement led to Bambera requesting the aid of retired Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. (TV: Battlefield)
UNIT was impressed by how Bambera had handled the incident, so offered her a promotion to command UNIT-UK the following year. (AUDIO: Rogue State)
By one account, this was one of several incidents which contributed to general human awareness of extraterrestrial life in the 1990s. (COMIC: The Mark of Mandragora [+]Loading...["The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)"])
