“In fact there were 22 men from the regiment at Saragarhi post on September 12, when the Orakzai tribals attacked. 21 were soldiers, led by Havildar Ishar Singh, and the 22 nd was the ...

The ruins of the Saragarhi post, after it was reclaimed by the British troops, a few days after it fell Source: Captain Jay Singh-Sohal, British Library “I shall never forget the terrible noise ...