Category:Last Stands

A last stand is a type of battle where a small, weakened army makes a final defense against a much bigger, stronger enemy despite being hopelessly outnumbered and overpowered. Last stands almost always end with the smaller army being completely wiped out, but forever immortalized as heroes that sacrificed themselves. Last stands are also almost always pyrrhic victories for the winner. The Battle of Thermopylae, better known as the 300 Spartans, is such an iconic last stand that the term "Thermopylae" has become synonymous with the phenomenon.