What Does It Mean?

The phrase "burn the ships" alludes to certain famous incidents in history where a commander, having landed in a hostile country, ordered his men to destroy their ships, so that they would have to conquer the country or be killed.  There would be no turning back.  While there are several instances of this occurring throughout history, one of the most famous was in 1519 AD, during the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Hernán Cortés, the Spanish commander, burned his ships, so that his men would have to conquer or die. Two years later they successfully conquered the Aztec empire.


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