"The Battle of Saragrhi" Topic
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| Tango01 | 29 Mar 2018 12:07 p.m. PST |
When 21 Sikh soldiers stood against 10,000 men: the battle of Saragarhi "In the late 19th century, tensions were heightened between Britain and Russia as the nations battled over territories in central Asia. British forces held vulnerable posts on the colonial border between British India and Afghanistan, threatened by both Russian forces and Afghan tribes. Here, Captain Jay Singh-Sohal explores the events that occurred 120 years ago this month at the battle of Saragarhi, which saw a British outpost surrounded by 10,000 Afghan tribesmen, and shares the remarkable story of a valiant last stand that would reverberate around the British empire…"
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| 15th Hussar | 29 Mar 2018 3:26 p.m. PST |
Sigh…another myth, when the reality is even more fantastic. |
| Tango01 | 30 Mar 2018 10:56 a.m. PST |
Myth…?…. so … this was a lie?…. Amicalement
Armand |
| alan L | 31 Mar 2018 1:47 a.m. PST |
has anyone seen the recently released film/documentary? |
| Tango01 | 31 Mar 2018 11:37 a.m. PST |
Five (Indian) movies also…. Amicalement
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| 15th Hussar | 01 Apr 2018 10:36 a.m. PST |
NO, Tango…the incident took place. BUT, 10k men did not swarm the post. There were 10-20k Afghans/Pathans on the march, but only a portion of that number attacked the post. Most sane accounts put the numbers at about 2,500 actually in the assault(s) or very close by. In short, the post did a hell of a lot more than Un Contra Dix and are worthy of being celebrated, but they certainly did not fight 10-20k men. |
| Tango01 | 05 Apr 2018 9:00 p.m. PST |
Thanks!.
Even that… wow!.
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