Battle of Saragarhi

The Battle of Saragarhi was a last-stand battle fought before the Tirah Campaign between the British Indian Empire and Afghan tribesmen. On 12 September 1897, an estimated 12,000–24,000 Orakzai and Afridi tribesmen were seen near Gogra, at Samana Suk, and around Saragarhi, cutting off Fort Gulistan from Fort Lockhart. The Afghans attacked the outpost of Saragarhi where thousands of them swarmed and surrounded the fort, preparing to assault it. Led by Havildar Ishar Singh, the 21 soldiers in the fort—all of whom were Sikhs—refused to surrender and were wiped out in a last stand. The post was recaptured two days later by another British Indian contingent.

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1897  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, last stand, British Raj, Pakistan, 

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1897 Battle of Saragarhi

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Opening of a memorial to the 36th Sikhs who fell at Saragarhi, Ferozepore, February 1904

Photograph of the cairn of brick erected at the site of Saragarhi Post to commemorate the battle

Depiction of the Battle of Saragarhi of the Tirah Campaign, fought on 12 September 1897

Photograph with the caption 'Fort Saragarhi (Saragarhi) in Ruins, Showing the Main Entrance and Fort Lockhart in the Distance'

Photograph with the caption 'Fort Saragarhi (Saragarhi) in Ruins, Showing the Main Entrance and Fort Lockhart in the Distance' (cropped)

Photograph of the ruins of Saragarhi Post after it was reclaimed by the British troops a few days after it fell, ca.1897

Photograph of survivors of the 36th Sikhs sortie party of Gulistan Fort posing with the captured Pashtun (Afridi) battle-standard flags, ca.1897

Depiction of the Battle of Saragarhi of the Tirah Campaign, fought on 12 September 1897

Illustration depicting the Saragarhi Post under siege, as seen from Fort Lockhart, drawn by Walter Paget after a sketch by R. G. Munn, published in the London Graphic on 23 October 1897

The Queenslander1

• Khalsa Bahadur - 1915 epic poem by Chuhar Singh

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1897	Battle of Saragarhi	British Raj, battle, last stand	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Gulistan	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Saragarhi outpost	pillbox, outpost, heliographic post	Wikidata
commons	image		Opening of a memorial to the 36th Sikhs who fell at Saragarhi, Ferozepore, February 1904		Commons
commons	image		Photograph of the cairn of brick erected at the site of Saragarhi Post to commemorate the battle		Commons
commons	image		Depiction of the Battle of Saragarhi of the Tirah Campaign, fought on 12 September 1897		Commons
commons	image		Photograph with the caption 'Fort Saragarhi (Saragarhi) in Ruins, Showing the Main Entrance and Fort Lockhart in the Distance'		Commons
commons	image		Photograph with the caption 'Fort Saragarhi (Saragarhi) in Ruins, Showing the Main Entrance and Fort Lockhart in the Distance' (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Photograph of the ruins of Saragarhi Post after it was reclaimed by the British troops a few days after it fell, ca.1897		Commons
commons	image		Photograph of survivors of the 36th Sikhs sortie party of Gulistan Fort posing with the captured Pashtun (Afridi) battle-standard flags, ca.1897		Commons
commons	image		Depiction of the Battle of Saragarhi of the Tirah Campaign, fought on 12 September 1897		Commons
commons	image		Illustration depicting the Saragarhi Post under siege, as seen from Fort Lockhart, drawn by Walter Paget after a sketch by R. G. Munn, published in the London Graphic on 23 October 1897		Commons
commons	image		The Queenslander1		Commons