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Battle of Vukovar: how 1,800 fighters held off a force of 36,000(en.wikipedia.org)
16 points by felineflock a day ago | 5 comments
  • vivzkestrela day ago

    i have an even better one. 21 soldiers held 24000 invaders. not even making this up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Saragarhi This movie actually shows it https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6264938/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_7... watch with subs if you can

    • felineflock19 hours ago |parent

      That was incredible! The Sikh seem to have the proudest warriors.

    • SapporoChrisa day ago |parent

      Battle of Saragarhi was over in less than a day. Battle of Vukovar was an 87 day siege.

  • burnt-resistora day ago

    Roughly similar ratio to the Battle of Thermopylae.

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