AdminThe Battle at Saragarhi is one of eight stories of collective bravery published by UNESCO. It has been mentioned as one of the five most significant events of its kind in the world . On September 12, 1897, 10,000 to14000 afgans attacked the signalling post at Saragarhi in the Tirah region of NorthWest Frontier Province […]
The Battle at Saragarhi is one of eight stories of collective bravery published by UNESCO. It has been mentioned as one of the five most significant events of its kind in the world .
On September 12, 1897, 10,000 to14000 afgans attacked the signalling post at Saragarhi in the Tirah region of NorthWest Frontier Province (now in Pakistan).The contin-gent of the twenty-one Sikhs from the 36th Sikhs was led by lshar Singh. The heroes of Saragarhi, barely 21 in number, They all chose to fight to the death. The battle lasted over six hours and one by one the defenders kept falling while trying to protect their post But they did not surrender.
The tribals later admitted to figure of a miniuim of 600 – 1400 were dead and many more wounded.
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