Defence of Saragarhi

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:awarded Indian Order of Merit (posthumously to all 21 soldiers)
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:British_Indian_Army
Afghan tribesmen
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Havildar_Ishar_Singh
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Saragarhi_Day_(12_September)
gptkbp:date 12 September 1897
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Defence of Saragarhi
gptkbp:inPopularCulture TV series 21 Sarfarosh – Saragarhi 1897
film Kesari (2019)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Saragarhi,_North-West_Frontier_Province,_British_India
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Saragarhi_Memorial,_Ferozepur
Saragarhi Memorial Gurdwara, Amritsar
gptkbp:notableFor heroic last stand
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Tirah_Campaign
gptkbp:powers 10,000–12,000 Afghan tribesmen
21 Sikh soldiers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:North-West_Frontier_Province
36th Sikhs Regiment
gptkbp:result Afghan victory
gptkbp:significance example of military bravery
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:36th_Sikhs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7