We post famous final stands from your country or state regardless if it was successful or not. The more outnumbered the better. Death before defeat. Thermopylae, etc etc
>11-12 days of skirmishes and harassment tactics between the Mexican and Texan army.
>Gen' Santa Anna gets tired of this shit so on the last days he plans for a final push.
> with at least 1,800 men and artillery starts attacking the Alamo at dawn.
>He is fighting against 150- 280 men at most, very few in experience in combat. all in a small little mission(a small church) a couple of cannons and makeshift reinforcements around it.
>All of them died for what they believe in.
>not before taken out at least 400 to 600 men with them.
>Gen' Santa Anna took no prisoners.
last stands are for quitters
The battles of Bunker Hill and Gettysburg come to mind, do those count?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Thermopylae
Its kinda our thing
>>29454607
fuck Santa Anna
Remember the Alamo
Remember Goliad
April 21 1836 best day ever
>>29455064
Pic also related, theres a few more examples during the Polish-Soviet War
Also
>minimum strength of 104,000
>minimum casualties of 110,000
>>29455028
yes
>>29455064
>>29455106
Its do or die, do you have a favorite battle in particular?
>>29455070
Long live the Republic of texas.
>>29455185
>favorite battle
Its either the Battle of Niemen
>both sides equal out at 100,000 strong
>Russians lose 40,000
>Poles lose -2000
Or the Battle of Wizna in 1939
>These were 720 Polish soldiers under the command of Władysław Raginis who took a famous last stand against 42,200 German soldiers with 350 tanks, 457 mortars, cannon, grenade launchers and 600 Luftwaffe aircraft; the ratio roughly works out to one Polish soldier per sixty Germans and one aircraft.
A diamond mine
Closest thing to a naval Thermopylae that I can think of
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_off_Samar
The little task force of taffy 3 fought so hard, that the Japanese admiral believed that they were most likely supported by a major carrier group and broke off engagements after 2 hours.
>Japanese admirals face when if he had pushed through them, he could've majorly disrupted the landings in Leyte and caused major casualties.
>>29455185
>>29455070
>>29454607
>>29457037
Texas a shit
Does this count?
Masada.
It was singed by 10th Roman legion during the great rebellion, until the Romans manged to build a ramp going 400m up to breach the citadel, and the rebels committed mass suicide to avoid slavery.
>>29455106
ya'know, during after the winter war, the soviet union refused to accept the corpses of their soldiers due to the notion that they had never existed... spooky...
also, not really a last stand per se...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lone_Pine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Long_Tan
And of course
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War
>>29457099
Almost forgot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokoda_Track_campaign
>Zulus sir. Thousands of 'em.
Eureka Stockade.
Straya Cunt.
Fuck da gubbinment
/shitpost.
>>29457079
>last stand
>basically sat behind a wall the entire time
>killed all the women and children then themselves rather than taking a few Romans with them
They did the Romans a favour, saved on weapon wear and tear.
>>29454607
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ5EKBmrthg
Battle of Osowiec Fortress
Held steadfast for several months, until german gas attack. Thinking all defenders dead, 7000 landsers advance, SIXTY Russians of the 226th Zemlyansk regiment, coughing up blood as they went, charge out of what was left of the fortress and force the Germans to retreat.
>>29454607
Battle of Berlin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Castelnuovo
This little and forgotten battle.
>Encouraged by the successful defense, several Spanish soldiers decided to conduct a surprise raid on the Ottoman camp with the approval of Sarmiento.[20] Thus, one morning, 600 men took the unprepared besiegers by surprise. In some places the assault could not be stopped, and panic spread among the Ottomans. Many troops broke and ran, including some Janissaries who fled throughout their own camp breaking down the tents, including that of Barbarossa.[20] The Admiral's personal guard feared for the safety of its lord, and, ignoring his protests, took him to the galleys along with the standard of the Sultan.[20]
>The last and definitive attack took place the next morning. Francisco de Sarmiento, on horseback, was wounded in the face by three arrows, but he continued to encourage his men.[23] Demolished by heavy gunfire, the ruins of the walls became indefensible. Sarmiento then ordered the 600 Spanish survivors to retreat. His idea consisted of defending a castle in the lower city where the civilian population of Castelnuovo had taken refuge.[23] Although the withdrawal was made in perfect order and discipline, Sarmiento and his men found that the doors of the castle were walled at their arrival.[23] Sarmiento was offered a rope to raise him to the walls,[23] but refused and responded "Never God wants that I was saved and my companions were lost without me".[5][23] After that he joined Machín de Munguía, Juan Vizcaíno and Sancho Frias to lead the last stand. Surrounded by the Ottoman army, the last Spanish soldiers fought back to back until none were able to fight. At the end of day, Castelnuovo was in Ottoman hands.
>>29457079
>to avoid slavery
Don't forget the rape. Them good ol' days.
>>29454607
Not famous, but a bunch of British army royal military police were training Iraqi police in this town back in like 2005 or sometime. Parachute regiment cunts rolled in and started being dicks to the locals, and when the locals started to riot they shot at them (missed) and left the town tails betwixt their legs. The mob rolled up on the police station, and the Iraqi police fled but the Brits stayed and were all killed after a siege. The enquiry afterward found that they had been equipped with half the ammunition they were supposed to get, and their only radio was in their car, which was trashed by the mob.
Interestingly enough, about a week later a bunch of British men in rmp uniform but conspicuously carrying ARs rolled into town and started torturing a couple of Iraqi police for information on the mob's ringleaders. I think a few SAS guys were disciplined for this, but idk.
Anyways, yeah. The day the "elite" British infantry forces fled, and the remf coppers stayed. I think one of the Iraqis that survived told how he pleaded with the British officer "run away with us, they'll kill you if you don't" but the Brit told him the police station was their objective, and that was that. Stiff upper lip and all that.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tannenberg_Line
They just didn't let go
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>>29457041
>a bridge is what Oklahomans take pride in
I love the Alamo, fills me with such pride
>>29454607
You glossed over the part where the "hero" of the Alamo was killed trying to escape in the night....
>>29458791
wait what? proof?
>>29458434
Because that's all they have
>>29458896
Google Davey Crockett execution or something:
Captured in the night trying to flee, executed after the battle.
The myth of a heroic last stand (the battle actually was over in less than half an hour) makes for a better story though.
>>29457081
>vikings
>caroleans
I miss non-cucked swedes
Battle of Athens (Tennessee 1946)
>>29458791
>>29459067
there is some controversy surrounding him no doubt about that, but I'm not talking about heroes. I'm talking about about a group of people fighting and dying for what they believe in, regardless of the odds stacked against them. They either succeed or they make it very costly for the enemy.
>>29455264
I have read about that battle of Wizna, the captain blew himself up with a grenade before surrendering. also didn't Sabaton make a song about the battle? Spartans of Poland or something like that.
>>29458928
>>29458434
well its Oklahoma....fuck Oklahoma Texas strong
