21 Against 10,000 💪💪💪
Yes, you read it correct. 21 SIKH soldiers fought against 10,000 Afghans, the battle of saragarhi. I wonder why this battle have never been mentioned in the history book & why it had never been talked about in the school. There are many movies based on this battle which have been released & there are two more upcoming movies based on this battle.
Pashtuns wanted to capture the forts which were originally by Ranjit Singh, the ruler of the Sikh Empire. On 12 September 1897, 10,000 Pashtuns attacked the signalling post at Saragarhi to cut communications between the two forts ( Forts Gulistan & Fort Lockhart). Due to the forts not being visible to each other, Saragathi was created midway.
The soldiers in Saragarhi decided to fight to the last to prevent the enemy from reaching the forts.
Gurmukh singh, who communicated the battle with Col. Haughton, was the last Sikh Defender. He is Stated to have killed 20 Afghans, the Pashtuns having to set fire to the post to kill him. As he was dying he was said to have yelled repeatedly the Sikh battle cry "Jo Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal." ("One will be blessed eternally, who says that God is the ultimate truth").
"And they won, the battle of Saragathi"
The names of those 21 brave soldiers who fought & won the battle & who are the recipients of the gallantry award are:
Havildar Ishar Singh, Naik Lal Singh, Lance Naik Chanda Singh, Sepoy Sundar Singh, Sepoy Ram Singh, Sepoy Uttar Singh, Sepoy Sahib Singh, Sepoy Hira Singh, Sepoy Daya Singh, Sepoy Jivan Singh, Sepoy Bhola Singh, Sepoy Narayan Singh, Sepoy Gurmukh Singh, Sepoy Bhagwan Singh, Sepoy Buta Singh, Sepoy Ram Singh, Sepoy Nand Singh, Sepoy Jivan Singh, Sepoy Bhagwan Singh, Sepoy Gurmukh Singh.
Today, is the day i.e on 12 Sep when this battle was fought. The Sikh military personnel commemorate the battle every year on 12 September, as Saragarhi Day. ❤❤❤
