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last stand
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Last stand
A last stand is a military situation in which a body of troops holds a defensive position in the face of overwhelming and virtually insurmountable odds. Troops may make a last stand due to a sense of duty; because they are defending a tactically crucial point; to buy time to enable a trapped army, person, or group of people to escape; due to fear of execution if captured; or to protect their ruler or leader. Last stands loom large in history, as the heroism and sacrifice of the defenders exert a large pull on the public's imagination. Some last stands have become a celebrated part of a fighting force's or a country's history, especially if the defenders accomplished their goals (or in rare cases, defeated their attackers).
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Last stand
A last stand is a general military situation in which a body of troops holds a defensive position in the face of overwhelming odds. The defensive force usually takes very heavy casualties or is completely destroyed, as happened at Thermopylae or in Custer's Last Stand. Bryan Perrett suggests that although the majority of last stands throughout history have seen the defending force overwhelmed, on rare occasions the outnumbered defenders succeed in their desperate endeavours and live to fight another day, and he lists the Battle of Rorke's Drift as one such engagement. Another example is the Battle of Myeongnyang.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of last stand in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of last stand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of last stand in a Sentence
I've sat by the wayside for a lot of political events that haven't really interested me but I feel like this, this is what Ronald Reagan said, this is our last stand on Earth. I really don't know what we'll be able to accomplish if Trump's not elected.
If he fails some type of false litmus test by those who just continue to take us down this road of dysfunction, then the proponents of dysfunction will begin to lose all credibility -- and frankly I think it will be their last stand.
I think all of that is pretty public, they were quite public about their efforts to amplify the President's call to use January 6 as a last stand in this effort to remain as president.
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- letzter StandGerman
- τελευταία στάσηGreek
- última resistenciaSpanish
- پایه گذشتهPersian
- viimeinen jalustaFinnish
- dernier combatFrench
- अंतिम स्टैंडHindi
- utolsó vérigHungarian
- ultimo attoItalian
- 最後の砦Japanese
- ultima mundi quo steteritLatin
- ostatni stojakPolish
- última posiçãoPortuguese
- Ultima redutăRomanian
- последний бойRussian
- చివరి స్టాండ్Telugu
- đứng cuối cùngVietnamese
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