Saragarhi

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Saragarhi

Village on the crest of the Samana range, Kohat District, North-West Frontier Province, situated in 33 55' N. and 70 45' E. It is held by the Babi Khel, a section of the Rabia Khel Orakzai. During the Miranzai expedition of 1891, the village was destroyed after severe fighting and an outpost was built. In 1897 this post, then held by 21 men of the 36th Sikhs, was attacked by several thousand Orakzais, who overwhelmed the little garrison after a heroic defence and massacred the Sikhs to a man on September 12. A monument at Fort Lockhart commemorates the gallantry of the defence, while other memorials have been erected at Amritsar and Ferozepore in the Punjab.