The famous 'Battle of Saragarhi' was fought on September 12, 1897, by 21 Sikhs of the 36th Sikhs (now 4th Battalion of the Sikh Regiment), who gave up their lives defending an army post, fighting against 10,000 Afghans. The battle occurred in the North-West Frontier Province and is now named the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and is part of Pakistan. The 21 Sikh contingent was led by Havildar Is...
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