Top 10 Last Stands in History

The Top Ten
1 The Last Stand at Thermopylae circa 480 BC

300 Spartans against 10,000 persian soldiers

2 Battle of the Alamo February 23 to March 6, 1836

We Texans do like to fight injustice, even if it appears we're just drinking to much.

3 The Last Stand of the Swiss Guard May 6, 1527
4 Battle of Camaron April 30, 1863
5 Battle of Shiroyama September 24, 1877
6 Battle of Rorke’s Drift January 22, 1879
7 Battle of Pasir Panjang 13 February 1942
8 Siege of Bastogne 19 December 1944-December 26, 1944
9 The Saxon Housecarls at Hastings October 14, 1066
10 The Battle Off Samar October 25, 1944
The Contenders
11 Saragarhi 12 September, 1897

21 Indian men fought against 10,000 Afghan tribesmen in the British lookout post of Saragarhi ending up killing 180 men. The battle had inspired more Indians to join the armed forces in the area in order to counteract another attack.

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