Victory or death

Military

• Scipio Africanus used the phrase Victory or death in a speech before the battle of Zama.
• A boxer Agathos Daimon died in ancient Olympia aged 35, having promised Zeus á¼¢ στέφος á¼¢ θάνατον.
• The Bedford Flag, possibly the oldest extant battle flag of the American Revolution, bears the motto Vincere aut mori
• Before Washington's crossing of the Delaware River at the Battle of Trenton in 1776, "Victory" was the password and "Or Death" was the response.
• The Maniots used "Victory or Death" as their motto when they joined the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire in 1821.
• The Himno de Riego, which was the Spanish anthem during the Trienio Liberal, the First and Second Spanish Republic ends with Vencer o Morir in its refrain.
• The letter written by commander William Barret Travis "To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World" during the Battle of the Alamo, ends with "Victory or Death!".
• The 32nd Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army has the motto "Victory or Death".
• * The 1960 film G.I. Blues features the regimental emblem as Elvis Presley had served with them in 1958–60.
• * The 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off features a black beret bearing the regiment's emblem.
• * Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses has the regiment's emblem and motto tattooed on his left arm.
• The 442 Field Artillery Battalion of the US Army have the motto Victoria laeta aut mors
• The Chilean Navy has the motto Vencer o Morir.
• It was used as a battle cry in medieval Muslim battles and conquests.

Heraldic motto

• Clan Gallagher – Buaidh nó Bás
• Clan MacDougall – Buaidh no Bàs
• Clan MacNeil – Buaidh no Bàs
• Clan Macdowall – Vincere vel mori
• Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie – Vincere vel mori
• Clan McCabe – Vincere vel mori
• Irish clan Murphy of Wexford and Cork uses Vincere vel mori
• The Clifton family of Lytham uses ''Mortem aut triumphum''

  In fiction

• In Mass Effect the Krogan word "korbal" is roughly translated to "Victory or Death".
• In the 1984 film The Last Starfighter, the phrase is chanted by the starfighters.
• In the Warcraft universe, "Lok'tar ogar!" is the battlecry of the Horde.
• In Hearthstone, it is said by Garrosh in the beginning of games.
• In Guild Wars, "Victory or Death" was the name of a skill in Guild versus Guild battles. In Guild Wars 2, it is the title of the final story quest.
• In Warhammer 40,000, "Victorus aut Mortis" is the war cry of the Raven Guard chapter of Space Marines.
• In the 2001 film Enemy at the Gates and 2003 video game Call of Duty, "Victory or Death" is a common slogan for Red Army Political Commissars.
• A trailer for the series finale of the animated series Samurai Jack mentions this phrase.
• In Voltron: Legendary Defender, "Victory or Death" is one of the two war cries of the Galra.
• The series finale of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, titled "Victory and Death", is named similarly to this expression.