What are some battles historically similar to the Alamo, Thermopylae, et al, in the sense that a small force of soldiers held out for a great amount of time, in a feat of bravery?
>>363061
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jellalabad
>>363066
>Indians and Bongs with rifles and artillery picking off pitchfork-armed tribal warriors from the comfort of their massive, stone fortress
No
>>363061
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Rising
many sieges
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Szigetv%C3%A1r
comes to mind
>>363061
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cochin_(1504)
A classic.
>140 Portuguese, 200–1000 Cochinese, 5 vessels: Negligible or none dead
>57,000–84,000 curry, 260 vessels: 19,000 dead
>>363072
The Afghanis had rifles, they very nearly took the Bastion.They had just wiped out Elphingstone's column not all that long before, and while there were a lot of civilians in that group, they still had 4,500 soldiers.
The Afghanis were hardly weak.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnFSb8xcmN4
>>363061
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rorke%27s_Drift
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Camar%C3%B3n
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No mention of the Skirmish at Bender?
40 odd Caroleans (Inc Karl XII their king) vs thounsands of Turks.
Admittedly it was basically an armed eviction of the Swedes from Turkish lands but its still pretty cool.
>>363258
he's a clap or a frog just using it as an excuse to shitpost.
>zero japanese were able to kill over 300 claps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangani_Patrol
>The Matabele usually mutilated the bodies of their foes after a victory, but on this occasion they did not: "The white men died so bravely we would not treat them as we do the cowardly Mashonas and others," an inDuna explained.
>>363061
Was the Alamo really that much of a feat? It looks like your average XIX century minor siege to me.
The Battle of the Persian Gate was a military conflict between Achaemenid Persian army, commanded by the satrap of Persis, Ariobarzanes, and the invading Macedonian army, commanded by Alexander the Great. In the winter of 330 BC, Ariobarzanes led a last stand of the outnumbered Persian forces[2][3] and held the Macedonian army for a month. Alexander eventually found a path to the rear of the Persians from the captured prisoners of war or a local shepherd.
>>363960
Forgot pic
>>363984
>1,000 - 10,300 casualties
>citation needed
>>363814
>he asked for permission to stop telegraphing and pick up his rifle
absolutely based
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Raseiniai
Not quite as amazing as some of the other battles, but, at one point, a single KV-2 held off the German 6th Panzer Division for a whole day.
>>363991
never trust the weebs. I like how there is one citation and citation needed for the Japanese casualties, while non at the Korean one.
Bir Hakeim.
A small highly outnumbered brigade of French forces defended against Rommel's forces for three weeks, lasting far longer than anyone expected and causing considerable losses, which delayed the Germans long enough to make the victory of El Alamein possible, which turned the war around in the West.
>>363061
Siege of Paysandú.
>>363814
Thanks anon this was going to be my choice too
>>363061
definitely not when ur mom submitted hastily to Rahjar and his friends
>>363061
1,500 French holding for 10 hours against 35,000 Ottomans until Napoleon arrived with 2,500 more troops and saved the day thank to 300 good men
>From 6am to 4pm the French withstood repeated Ottoman charges. They suffered few casualties and easily held their square, but as the day wore on their ammunition ran low and the men suffered from lack of water and hunger. The Ottomans suffered substantial losses, but they could easily replace their casualties and keep up with good supplies and strength to continue repeated strikes throughout the day.
>Just when all seemed to be lost, and Kléber prepared for a last-ditch breakout towards the Jordan, some soldiers claimed to have briefly seen a military force advancing from the north. Kléber tried to verify their report, which could be a relief column under Napoleon, but he saw nothing but the open desert and a monstrous enemy force. However a moment later Kléber saw the relief column; at the first moment Kléber had looked, the relief column under the personal command of Napoleon Bonaparte had marched right into a dip. Although Kléber saw and his men began to feel relief, their opponent still had many times more men than Napoleon and Kléber together.
>Napoleon found himself between the Ottomans and their camp; he decided to distract them by detaching 300 men to pillage and destroy the Ottoman camp. This succeeded far more than Napoleon could have imagined: upon seeing the destruction of their belongings, the Ottomans assumed they were surrounded. In response, the Ottoman army began to retreat to the south and across the River Jordan. Kléber ordered his men to charge in a last effort for the day, and supported by the rest of the soldiers under Napoleon – who were relatively fresh - this charge transformed the Ottoman retreat into a general rout. Kléber’s men found their thirst replaced by an adrenaline rush, and the waters of the Jordan turned red with the blood of the Turks who were killed in the rout.
shit's on fire yo
>>363962
So essentially Rule 63 "300"
>the Alamo
>soldiers holding out for a great amount of time
Pretty sure the Texans either fled or got btfo'd pretty quickly.
>>367552
The siege was about a month long, and the battle took from about 8 hours. As far as I know, only a few Texans tried to surrender or flee, and they were all killed.
Kokoda.
>>363932
>Late in the afternoon, after hours of fighting, Wilson's men ran out of ammunition, and reacted to this by rising to their feet, shaking each other's hands and singing a song, possibly "God Save the Queen". The Matabele downed their own rifles and ended the battle charging with assegai spears; some of the whites allegedly used their last bullets to commit suicide.
