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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