UK Unveils Statue Honouring Fallen Soldiers During this battle, all the 21 soldiers fought till their last breath against the Afghan hordes, killing 200 tribals and injuring 600.Saragarhi was a small village in the Kohat district along with the Samana range (modern-day Pakistan). Location: Samana Valley in the then North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan).The 1897 Battle was fought between the British Indian contingent comprising 21 Jat Sikh soldiers of the 36th Sikhs (now known as Indian Army's 4th Battalion) against 10,000-12,000 Afghans.The Battle was fought between the British Indian Army's Sikh Regiment and Afghan tribesmen. The 124th anniversary of the Battle of Saragarhi celebrated on September 12.
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