The "Rabbit Army" that nearly sparked a war between France and Prussia in 1789. It all began when Baron von Trenck, a Prussian officer, organized a hunt to impress visiting French nobles. He gathered around 3,000 rabbits in a field near Breslau Castle. However, the rabbits—raised in captivity and accustomed to being fed—did not flee when the hunt began; instead, they swarmed toward the hunters in search of food. Terrified, the French nobles began firing in all directions, wounding several guests and their own dogs. The chaos was such that the French interpreted the incident as a Prussian ambush. Diplomatic tensions mounted for weeks, though they eventually subsided once the truth came to light: the rabbits were simply hungry. This anecdote has been recounted for centuries as an example of how an absurd misunderstanding could have triggered an international conflict.