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Saragarhi was a small village in the border district of Kohat, situated on the Samana Range, which was located in the North-West Frontier Province of British India (present-day Pakistan). On 20 April 1894, the 36th Sikhs of the British Indian Army was created under the command of Colonel J. Cook, [ 11 ] entirely composed of Jat Sikhs . [ 12 ]
- 12 September 1897
- Afghan victory [1][2]
Aug 19, 2019 · In 1897, at a small outpost called Saragarhi, 40 miles away from the British garrison town of Kohat (in what is now Pakistan), 21 Sikh soldiers stood their ground against an onslaught of 10,000 enemy tribesmen.
- Elinor Evans
Feb 12, 2024 · Saragarhi, a quaint village on the Samana Range in Kohat, Pakistan, holds historical significance. Back in August 1897, Lt. Col. John Haughton led five companies of the 36th Sikhs to the North West Frontier Province, stationed at various forts, including Samana Hills, Kurag, Sangar, Sahtop Dhar, and Saragarhi.
Mar 27, 2019 · Saragarhi was a small village in the border district of Kohat (now in Pakistan). Tribal Pashtuns continued to attack British personnel from time to time, and so to control this volatile area, a series of forts, originally built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, were consolidated.
Saragarhi was a small signaling post located between Fort Lockhart and Fort Gulistan on the Samana Ridge in the N.W.F.P. On September 12, 1897 about 10,000 Afridis and Orakazais tribesmen swarmed towards Saragarhi, while another group cut off all links from Forts Gulistan and Lockhart.
Sep 12, 2023 · The 21 Sikh non-commissioned soldiers who died in the Battle of Saragarhi were from the Majha district of Punjab and were posthumously awarded the Indian Order of Merit, the highest award an Indian soldier could receive at the time. The equivalent award for bravery was the Victoria Cross.
Saragarhi was a small village in the border district of Kohat (now in Pakistan). Tribal Pashtuns continued to attack British personnel from time to time, and so to control this volatile area, a series of forts, originally built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, were consolidated.
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