Die Hard

Unwilling to change or adapt

During the 1811 Battle of Alburea in Spain the British 57th Foot were engaged against the French and under heavy fire. Colonel Sir William Inglis knew that his men were going to be overwhelmed. As the battle raged in addressed them saying, “Stand your ground and die hard; die hard and make the enemy pay dear for each one of us.” When the battle ended Inglis had lost 438 of his 579 men.

After the battle the regiment became known as “The Diehards”. Before long the name began being used in common parlance to denote one that would not give up, even in face of long odds. And yes, it would become the name of one of the greatest movie franchises of our time. (Yeas? What? Oh, oh yeah.) How about one of  the best movies, and bunch of middle of the road sequels?