Difference between Gallantry and Heroism

GALLANTRY vs HEROISM: NOUN

Polite attentiveness to women
Courtesy towards women
Nobility of spirit or action; courage.
Chivalrous attention toward women; courtliness.
The act or an instance of gallant speech or behavior.
A bold or stylish appearance.
1. Fine appearance; show; finery; splendor; magnificence.
Heroic bearing; bravery; intrepidity; high spirit: as, the gallantry of the troops under fire was admirable.
Courtliness or polite attention to ladies.
In a sinister sense, equivocal attention to women; profligate intrigue.
Gallants collectively.
Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery.
Bravery; intrepidity.
Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense, attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to female virtue; intrigue.
Gallant persons, collectively.
Courage
Chivalrous courtliness, especially towards women
An instance of gallant behaviour or speech
The qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)

The qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
Heroic conduct or behavior.
Heroic characteristics or qualities; courage.
The qualities of a hero, as courage, intrepidity, fortitude, etc.; heroic character or action.
Synonyms Valor, gallantry, daring, boldness, fearlessness. See brave and heroic.
The qualities characteristic of a hero, as courage, bravery, fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such qualities.

Selflessness, Braveness, Gallant, Commendation, Intrepidity, Courage, Bravery, Valiancy, Valorousness, Politesse, Valour, Valiance, Chivalry, Heroism, Valor

Courageousness, Patriotism, Selflessness, Courage, Tournament, Championship, Hero, Heroes, Bravery, Valiancy, Valorousness, Valour, Valiance, Gallantry, Valor

Medal, Cowardice, Patriotism, Corporal, Braveness, Gallant, Commendation, Courage, Bravery, Valorousness, Politesse, Valour, Valiance, Chivalry, Valor

Kindness, Fortitude, Perseverance, Cowardice, Braveness, Patriotism, Courage, Tournament, Championship, Hero, Bravery, Valorousness, Valour, Valiance, Valor

She was pleased by this little piece of gallantry.
Too much praise cannot be awarded for their gallantry.
Note the Warrant Officer promoted for gallantry in Egypt.
SYN: Bravery, valor, gallantry, might, courage, intrepidity, fearlessness, heroism.
Custer was later cited for gallantry during that action.
I'm sure your lady would appreciate such gallantry.
Vietnamese Gallantry Cross for his service in Vietnam.
Dicken Medal of Gallantry was awarded under fire.
To graceful dulness the unequal field Of gallantry?
The Medal for Gallantry shall be awarded only for acts of gallantry in action in hazardous circumstances.

War Dogs: A History of Loyalty and Heroism.
She bore her part, however, with sudden heroism.
Essay on heroism in a lesson before dying.
For extraordiuary heroism in action at Marchcville, France.
But it put his heroism to the test.
THE OGLETREE PARADIGM: EMPATHY AND HEROISM The Ogletree paradigm for sustaining motivations for public defenders consists of two prongs, empathy and heroism.
The minimum degree of heroism required is comparable to that of the DFC for heroism.
Is heroism something we are born with, or is heroism something that can be learned?
That nation, which has demonstrated heroism and more heroism, has only one wish when reading these accounts: to kill them.
Heroism is an attribute of individuals, only tangential to the cause their heroism serves.