The Forgotten EPIC Battle in India's Golden History
Image Source : Saragarhi: The Forgotten Battle by Jay Singh-Sohal It is really fascinating to watch the movie 300, where King Leonidas and his army of 30 brave Spartans battled the Persian King Xerxes and his army of 300,000. Now what if I told you that a battle of such a magnitude had also occurred in our country however not known to most of us. This is really a surprise as many don’t know this battle. Known as the Battle of Saragarhi, it really is moment of pride for India but sadly this tale of heroic action and sacrifice is hardly recorded in the books of Indian History as it was fought on the behalf of British Government. Saragarhi was a small village where a communication relay post, which connected British India forts of Lockhart and Gulistan on the border areas of Afghanistan, was established in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) of the erstwhile British India. The outpost was established as a signalling post to communicate between two Brit...