Famous Last Stands in History
Famous Last Stands In History is a structured history & culture dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Last Stand, Year, Location. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Mar 7, 2026
Included fields: Last Stand, Year, Location, Defenders, Known For.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year span
- 1453 to 1944
- Across 13 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Last Stand, Year, and Location across history & culture entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Last Stand↕ | Year↕ | Location↕ | Defenders↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Battle of Thermopylae | 480 BC | Greece | 300 Spartans + allies | 'Come and take them', 300 movie, narrow pass defense, Leonidas, epitome of sacrifice |
The Alamo | 1836 | San Antonio, Texas | ~200 Texian defenders | 'Remember the Alamo!', Davy Crockett, 13-day siege, Texas independence mythology |
Battle of Rorke's Drift | 1879 | South Africa | ~150 British soldiers | 150 vs 4,000 Zulu warriors, 11 Victoria Crosses, Zulu movie (1964), impossible defense |
Masada | 73-74 AD | Israel | Jewish Zealots (~960) | Mass suicide rather than surrender to Rome, mountain fortress, Israeli military oath site |
Little Bighorn (Custer's Last Stand) | 1876 | Montana, USA | ~210 US Cavalry (7th) | Custer's arrogance, Lakota/Cheyenne victory, Sitting Bull, worst US Army defeat in Indian Wars |
Battle of Saragarhi | 1897 | NW Frontier (Pakistan) | 21 Sikh soldiers | 21 Sikhs vs 10,000 Afghans, fought to the last man, commemorated as Saragarhi Day |
Battle of Camerone | 1863 | Mexico | 65 French Foreign Legion | 65 vs 2,000+ Mexican forces, Captain Danjou's wooden hand, Foreign Legion's most sacred day |
Siege of Bastogne | 1944 | Belgium | 101st Airborne Division | 'NUTS!' reply to German surrender demand, Battle of the Bulge, Band of Brothers, surrounded |
Fall of Constantinople | 1453 | Constantinople (Istanbul) | ~7,000 Byzantine defenders | End of Roman Empire, Ottoman cannon warfare, Constantine XI died fighting, changed history forever |
Battle of Shiroyama | 1877 | Japan | ~500 Samurai (Saigō Takamori) | Last samurai battle, swords vs guns, inspired 'The Last Samurai' movie, end of samurai era |
Pavlov's House | 1942 | Stalingrad, Russia | ~25 Soviet soldiers | Held an apartment building for 60 days, more Germans died attacking than taking Paris |
Wake Island | 1941 | Pacific Ocean | ~450 US Marines + civilians | 16-day defense after Pearl Harbor, 'Send us more Japs' (apocryphal), early WWII resistance |
Battle of Wizna | 1939 | Poland | ~720 Polish soldiers | 'Polish Thermopylae', 720 vs 42,000 Germans, Captain Raginis, 3-day defense, Sabaton song |
Defend of Brest Fortress | 1941 | Belarus | ~9,000 Soviet soldiers | Held for a month against Operation Barbarossa, 'I'm dying but I won't surrender', Soviet heroism |
Battle of Myeongnyang | 1597 | Korea | 13 Korean ships (Admiral Yi) | 13 ships vs 133 Japanese warships, greatest naval victory ever, Admiral Yi Sun-sin genius |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Famous Last Stands in History organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 15 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 15 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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