Today, we honour the selfless commitment and courage of British Sikh soldiers past and present on #SaragarhiDay. In 1897, at the Battle of Saragarhi, 21 British Indian Army Sepoys (Sikh soldiers) died in a last stand against 10,000 Afghan tribesmen.
– Entry at British Army Facebook page (12 Sept 2019)
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