300 years ago...

[Ninja of Cao]

At this very moment, the first of February, exactly 300 years ago, a remarkable battle was fought in the far edge of Europe. 43 brave Swedish soldiers held their ground against as many as 14,000 Ottoman and Tartar troops in a one-day battle that has been referred to as the Swedish Thermopylae. 4 Swedes sacrificed their lives in the battle, killing a hundred enemies and wounding twice as many. This thread has been made in honor of those 43 heroes, who fought against overwhelming odds to protect their king and their honor.

The heroes of Bender:

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King Karl XII
General Axel Sparre
Royal guard Karl Carpelan
Royal guard Axel Erik Roos
Royal guard Jobst Henrik von Tschammer
Royal guard Mathias Wohlberg
Chamberlain Gustaf Clysendorff (killed in action)
Lord Johan von Palmenberg (killed in action)
Royal secretary Karl Didrich Ehrenpreuss
Royal servant Fredrik Krus (killed in action)
Colonel Cyprianus Urbanowicz
First lieutenant Olof Aaberg
Sergeant Karl Magnus Krusell
Artillery officer Maarten Paulsson
Cavalryman Jon Berg
Cavalryman Michael Bonde
Cavalryman Peter Gaedda
Cavalryman Maarten Frimodig
Cavalryman Olof Kjerstroom
Cavalryman Maans Palm
Cavalryman Johan Tiugstedt
Dragoon Nils Nordstrand
Corporal Eric Tillberg
Private Henrik Baur
Private Bertil Block
Private Eric Brun
Private Pehr Carlsson
Private Per Eneroth
Private Adam Flink
Private Lars Frimodig
Private Anders Frisk
Private Peter Holm
Private Georg Ludvig
Private Fabian Meiss
Private Jacob Maartensson
Private Eric Sadman
Private Georg Sehman
Private Johan Smitt
Private Georg Spring
Private Georg Saange
Private Sefre Winter
Sailor Olof Bohm
The chef of Axel Sparre (his name is unfortunately not recorded. He was killed in action)

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Karl XII had come to the Ottoman Empire in search of an alliance against Russia, after losing a majority of his army to cold, starvation, battles and treason. After spending several years in a palace in Bender, the Ottoman government decided to break the alliance and force the Swedish king to leave, despite the fact that there was no safe way to travel through Europe for him at this time. His enemies were everywhere, and with less than a thousand men with very little ammunition there was no way for him to return home. On 1 February, 1713, an army of 10,000 to 14,000 men (depending on sources), attacked Karl XII's palace in Bender to capture him and kill any of his soldiers who tried to resist. In response, Karl XII ordered that his outnumbered troops would surrender themselves and let him fight alone, but 42 men refused this order. They were officers, bodyguards, cavalrymen, sailors, servants, and even a chef who all volunteered to fight and die alongside their king. As the Ottoman army approached, the 43 Swedes barricaded themselves inside a palace made for luxury and not defense, and the battle was a fact. At nightfall, the king was surrounded and disarmed by a dozen enemy soldiers and ordered his men to stop fighting so that their lives might be spared. Four Swedes died in the battle and about 10 were wounded, but the enemy casualties were much greater: 100 Ottomans had been killed, 200 wounded and even more had fled in panic or surrendered themselves to the Swedes. Although it was a defeat and had no importance whatsoever to the outcome of the ongoing war, the battle at Bender has become a symbol in Swedish history for courage, loyalty and self-sacrifice. 42 men defied a direct order to flee and survive, instead choosing to risk their lives in defense of their king. To the heroes of bender, and their ancestors today: your courage has not been forgotten.

[Maruko]

I saw the video you uploaded.
Awesome.

[Ninja of Cao]

Originally Posted by Maruko

I saw the video you uploaded.
Awesome.

Thank you, my friend

[NINE-TAILS-BIJU]

Kool...

[Kakashi Hatake_Yamato]

Amazing....

[Maruko]

Originally Posted by Kakashi Hatake_Yamato

Amazing....

The way you said it makes the sacrifice seem pointless and dumb.