To the point of fighting the nazis on horsecack during WWII.
Exactly the thing that popped into my mind.
Wrong!
https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/charge-of-the-fake-brigade-debunking-the-myth-of-the-wwii-cavalry-charge-against-german-tanks-2131
This is a better analogy.
Westerplatte https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Westerplatte
That particular story gets to me. So brave. Even when out gunned and outnumbered.