They were actively supported by the 57th, the gallant "diehards," a title they had earned at Albuera, one of the bloodiest of the Peninsular fights.
"The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood"
Arthur Griffiths
We mostly get the diehards and psychos.
"An Encounter in Atlanta"
Ed Howdershelt
The triumph of the salt people was ungenerous in its enthusiasm; the disgruntled antisalts, now a mere handful of diehards publishing an esoteric press, muttered everyone would be sorry, wait and see.
"Greener Than You Think"
Ward Moore