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The contingent of the twenty-one Sikhs from the 36th Sikhs was led by Havildar Ishar Singh. They all chose to fight to the death. The battle is not well known outside military academia, but is "considered by some military historians as one of history's great last-stands". Sikh military personnel and Sikh civilians commemorate the battle every year on 12 September, as Saragarhi Day. The British and Indian armies’ polo teams also commemorate the battle annually by holding the Saragarhi Challenge Cup.

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  • Battle of Saragarhi
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  • The contingent of the twenty-one Sikhs from the 36th Sikhs was led by Havildar Ishar Singh. They all chose to fight to the death. The battle is not well known outside military academia, but is "considered by some military historians as one of history's great last-stands". Sikh military personnel and Sikh civilians commemorate the battle every year on 12 September, as Saragarhi Day. The British and Indian armies’ polo teams also commemorate the battle annually by holding the Saragarhi Challenge Cup.
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  • 21(xsd:integer)
  • 10000(xsd:integer)
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Significance
  • Honors the 21 military Sikh soldiers who died at The Battle of Saragarhi
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Partof
Date
  • 1897-09-12(xsd:date)
  • --09-12
Commander
  • Gul Badshah
  • Havildar Ishar Singh
observances
  • Parades, school history projects, government buildings
Type
  • national & international
Caption
  • --09-14
holiday name
  • Saragarhi Day
Longtype
  • national & international
Casualties
  • 21(xsd:integer)
  • 180(xsd:integer)
  • Many wounded
  • ~450 killed *
Result
  • Afghan Pashtun tactical victory, British Indian strategic victory
Notes
  • * 600 Afghan bodies were found at the battlefield. Some of these were killed by the artillery fire from the British Indian relief party that recaptured the fort.
combatant
  • British India
  • Pashtuns
Official Name
  • Saragarhi Day
observedby
  • India &
Place
  • Tirah, North-West Frontier Province, British India
Conflict
  • Battle of Saragarhi
Units
  • 36(xsd:integer)
  • Afridis and Orakzais
abstract
  • The contingent of the twenty-one Sikhs from the 36th Sikhs was led by Havildar Ishar Singh. They all chose to fight to the death. The battle is not well known outside military academia, but is "considered by some military historians as one of history's great last-stands". Sikh military personnel and Sikh civilians commemorate the battle every year on 12 September, as Saragarhi Day. The British and Indian armies’ polo teams also commemorate the battle annually by holding the Saragarhi Challenge Cup.
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