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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 133854" data-attributes="member: 1"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>SARAGARHI WILL LIVE FOREVER IN THE GOLDEN PAGES OF SIKH HISTORY HARCHAND SINGH BEDI MALAYSIA</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"> </p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Beneath Saragarhi's ruined walls,</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>They found a fitting grave;</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>For Saragarhi bears the fame,</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>They gave their lives to save.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p><p>The Tirah campaign of 1897 teemed throughout with thrilling incidents of gallantry and heroism. After a space of years, perhaps none is remembered with more enthusiasm or marks a conspicuous entry in the annals of the Indian Army than the heroic defence of Saragarhi Post by a mere handful of Sikhs against an attacking combined force of 10,000 Afghans and Orakzai tribesmen. The magnificent defence of the native soldiers for nearly nine hours, until totally annihilated, was unparalleled in the events of the frontier war of hundred and thirteen years ago, and is now has great historical significance. September 12th. , therefore, is a memorable day in the history of the Indian frontier regiments.</p><p></p><p>Saragarhi Post, the scene of this thrilling fight, was nothing more than a small signaling station situated on a barren, wind-blown hill-slope between Fort Lockhart and Fort Cavagnari, on the Samana range of hills. Two of the forts were Fort Lockhart, (on the Samana Range of the Hindu Kush mountains), and Fort Gulistan (Sulaiman Range), situated a few miles apart. Due to the forts not being visible to each other, Saragarhi was created midway, as a heliographic communication post. Within its walls on the night of September. 12th. 1897, were gathered twenty one Sikh men detached from the gallant 36th Regiment of Sikhs covered themselves with undying glory. The Saragarhi Fort, manned by 20 Sikh soldiers under the command of Havildar Ishar Singh. Saragarhi symbolizes the Sikh commitment. Sara in the local Pushtu language means “Red” and garhi means a Small Fortress. The bloodshed of September 1897, indeed, literally turned into a red-fort!</p><p></p><p>Saragarhi, now in North West Frontier Province, had seen a group of 21 Sikh soldiers defend their post to the last man against overwhelming odds, leaving the entire aghast with awe. The exact geographical location of Saragarhi is important to envisage for the reader. Saragarhi is a small village in the border district of Kohat, situated on the Samana Range, in present day Pakistan. On the 20th April 1894, the 36th Sikh Regiment of the British Army was created, under the command of Colonel J. Cook. In August 1897, five companies of the 36th Sikhs under Lt. Col. John Haughton, were sent to the North West Frontier Providence, stationed at Samana Hills, Kurag, Sangar, Sahtop Dhar and Saraghari.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 133854, member: 1"] [CENTER][SIZE=3][B]SARAGARHI WILL LIVE FOREVER IN THE GOLDEN PAGES OF SIKH HISTORY HARCHAND SINGH BEDI MALAYSIA[/B][/SIZE] [/CENTER] [CENTER][B]Beneath Saragarhi's ruined walls, They found a fitting grave; For Saragarhi bears the fame, They gave their lives to save. [/B][/CENTER] The Tirah campaign of 1897 teemed throughout with thrilling incidents of gallantry and heroism. After a space of years, perhaps none is remembered with more enthusiasm or marks a conspicuous entry in the annals of the Indian Army than the heroic defence of Saragarhi Post by a mere handful of Sikhs against an attacking combined force of 10,000 Afghans and Orakzai tribesmen. The magnificent defence of the native soldiers for nearly nine hours, until totally annihilated, was unparalleled in the events of the frontier war of hundred and thirteen years ago, and is now has great historical significance. September 12th. , therefore, is a memorable day in the history of the Indian frontier regiments. Saragarhi Post, the scene of this thrilling fight, was nothing more than a small signaling station situated on a barren, wind-blown hill-slope between Fort Lockhart and Fort Cavagnari, on the Samana range of hills. Two of the forts were Fort Lockhart, (on the Samana Range of the Hindu Kush mountains), and Fort Gulistan (Sulaiman Range), situated a few miles apart. Due to the forts not being visible to each other, Saragarhi was created midway, as a heliographic communication post. Within its walls on the night of September. 12th. 1897, were gathered twenty one Sikh men detached from the gallant 36th Regiment of Sikhs covered themselves with undying glory. The Saragarhi Fort, manned by 20 Sikh soldiers under the command of Havildar Ishar Singh. Saragarhi symbolizes the Sikh commitment. Sara in the local Pushtu language means “Red” and garhi means a Small Fortress. The bloodshed of September 1897, indeed, literally turned into a red-fort! Saragarhi, now in North West Frontier Province, had seen a group of 21 Sikh soldiers defend their post to the last man against overwhelming odds, leaving the entire aghast with awe. The exact geographical location of Saragarhi is important to envisage for the reader. Saragarhi is a small village in the border district of Kohat, situated on the Samana Range, in present day Pakistan. On the 20th April 1894, the 36th Sikh Regiment of the British Army was created, under the command of Colonel J. Cook. In August 1897, five companies of the 36th Sikhs under Lt. Col. John Haughton, were sent to the North West Frontier Providence, stationed at Samana Hills, Kurag, Sangar, Sahtop Dhar and Saraghari. [/QUOTE]
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