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Encyclopedia > The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line is a phrase or title that refers to an outgunned military unit holding firm against attack:

  • The Thin Red Line (1854 battle), the original reference to the resistance by 93rd (Highland) Regiment in the Crimean War
  • The Thin Red Line, 1962 novel by James Jones about fighting on Guadalcanal
  • The Thin Red Line, 1964 movie based on Jones's novel
  • The Thin Red Line, 1998 movie based on Jones's novel

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The Thin Red Line (1854 battle) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (405 words)
The Thin Red Line was a famous military action by the 93rd (Highland) Regiment during the Crimean War.
Convention dictated that the line should be four deep, but the line had to be stretched.
Popularly condensed into "the thin red line", the phrase became a symbol, rightly or wrongly, for British sangfroid in battle.
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