It is from the battle of Guadacanal in WWII if you are referring to the Hollywood films of 1964 & 1998. However the original expression derives from a battle in the crimean war in the 19th century. It was first coined from an expression used by William Russell the Times correspondent during the Crimean war. He used the expression " thin red streak tipped with a line of steel" which was popularised into "the thin red line". He was referring to the 93rd (Sutherland Highland) Regiment withstanding the charge of the Russian cavalry at Balaclava defending the British camp. The tactics of the time for the British Army had the infantry stand four deep to present a rolling volley by line. To receive a cavalry charge they would form into a square to protect themselves as the cavalry charge would easily break a line of infantry. Colonel Colin Campbell was so contemptuous of the Russian Cavalry he deployed his men into only two lines not four to cover more ground and present more firepower per volley and did not form a square. The 93rd fired three volleys causing large casualties to the charging Russian hussars and cossacks and they withdrew. The Regiment had to be restrained from following them "93rd, damn all that eagerness!". The expressions about the thin red line was later adapted to cover the British Army defending the Empire and it has also been kept alive in the media - The thin red line are 1964 & 1998 Hollywood films based on James Jones's book about WWII at Guadalcanal.
The battle of Horseshoe bend in 1814 was fought in Alabama. The Horseshoe Bend battle was fought on March 27th, 1814. The United States and Indian allies fought and defeated The Red Sticks.
The song by Glass Tiger "Thin Red Line" is about the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War in 1854. Kedikoi is also spelt Kadikoi and is a small village. Drawn up in front of it were the Highlanders (Rory's is a common referrence to the Scottish). Claidemaugh is a dubious spelling of claymore, an English word which is a basket hilted sword and a metaphor for martial valour. The "Thin Red Line" of only several hundred Highlandes and allies saw off approximately 2,500 Russian cavalry.Go here for full battle details:HTTP//WWW.BRITISHBATTLES.COM/CRIMEAN-WAR/BALACLAVA.HTM
Well in my class i learned bonnie prince charlie fought for the Jacobites and their enemys were the hanovarians people call them the red coats.The jacobites and the red coats had a war and they fought a culloden battlefield. (the leader of the red coats was William of orange.)
at the red habin of england
The Germans attacked the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. The 'Red Army' of the USSR fought Germany starting then. The Germans surrendered on May 8, 1945.
The phrase The Thin Red Line originates from the 25th of October 1854, when the Battle of Baclava happened during the Crimean War. The Thin Red Line was made as a remark to the red coated Sutherland Highlanders involved in this battle and to their reduced number.
Sutherland Highlanders red-coated 93rd Regiment.
"The Thin Red Line" novel was written in 1962 by James Jones. It is a fictional account of a US Army Rifle Company during the Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II.
The Thin Red Line was released on 12/23/1998.
The Production Budget for The Thin Red Line was $52,000,000.
The Thin Red Line - novel - has 510 pages.
The Thin Red Line grossed $36,400,491 worldwide.
The Thin Red Line grossed $36,400,491 in the domestic market.
The Thin Red Line was a movie directed by Terrence Malick in 1998. It was based on The Thin Red Line by James Jones. It starred Sean Penn and Adrien Brody.
The Thin Red Line - 1964 is rated/received certificates of: Finland:K-16
Battle of Red Cliffs (Battle of Chibi) in 208/9 CE ended the Han Dynasty in China.
The late August 1874.