Shot At Dawn: Difference between revisions

* In ''[[Discworld/Jingo|Jingo]]'', Lord Vetinari tries, through subtle hints, to get through to Sergeant Colon what will happen if they are discovered as being from Ankh-Morpork in Klatch. "A nice sunny wall and a cigarette" is mentioned. It doesn't take...at first.

* In [[Voltaire]]'s ''[[Candide]]'', the main character witnesses a British officer being executed by firing squad and comments:

** This is a reference to the execution of John Byng, a British admiral, for "failing to [[Attack! Attack! Attack!|do his utmost]]" at the Battle of Minorca in 1756.

* Referenced in an exchange from the ''[[Animorphs]]'':

'''Marco''': "Tradition. You have [[Showdown At High Noon|shootouts at high noon]], you stretch in the seventh inning, and you attack at dawn."<br />

'''Cassie''': "You also get executed at dawn."<br />