Line in the Sand

"Line in the Sand" may refer to:

• Metaphorically, a point beyond which no further advance will be accepted or made, (Ngāti Whātua war leader Taoho literally drew a line in the sand, beyond which his tribe's Ngapuhi enemies were not to be pursued, during the battle of Moremonui, or the Seagulls' Feast, at the start of the New Zealand Māori Musket Wars). Spartan soldiers were said to have drawn a 'line in the sand' during their defence of Greece in the Battle of Thermopylae.

• Line in the Sand (play), a CRS (Villanova U.) stage production sympathetic to immigration
• "Line in the Sand" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of the television series Stargate SG-1
• A Line in the Sand (game), a board game by TSR, Inc.
• A Line in the Sand (computer game), a conversion of the board war game by TSR of the same name.
• Line in the Sand (song), a song written by Motörhead.

Legend attributes the phrase to Col Wm Travis, commander of the Texicans charged with the defense of the Alamo. In late February 1836, Mexican General Santa Anna surrounded the Alamo and send a letter of surrender to Travis. Travis called the Alamo occupants together and read Santa Anna's letter of surrender. Then Travis pulled his sword, drew a line in the sand between him and the gathering, and asked for volunteers to cross the line to his side. 150 Texicans [including Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie] crossed the line and joined Travis. 13 days later, on 06 March, Santa Anna's forces finally overran the Alamo.

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