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Battle of the Alamo
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He'd see it in terms of the captain deserting the sinking ship ahead of the women and children, giving up the Alamo, every stereotype you can think of.†
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The old man sees the Zingers thing as a replay of the Alamo — we're the good guys standing on the battlements, standing by to repel the boarders.†

Definitions:

(1) (Battle of the Alamo)
a mission in San Antonio, and the 1836 battle at that location that is remembered as a heroic struggle against impossible odds where Texans gave their lives in the struggle for liberty

Mexican forces led by General Santa Anna besieged the Alamo for 13 days before overrunning it and killing nearly all the defenders, including well-known figures like James Bowie and Davy Crockett. Although a Mexican victory, the battle became a powerful symbol of resistance, and "Remember the Alamo!" was later used as a rallying cry for Texan forces fighting for independence from Mexico.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)