The battle began on the morning of 12 September 1897, when Gurmukh Singh of the 36th Sikh Regiment noticed an enemy horde of 10,000 and 20,000 riflemen marching towards the outpost. The commanding officer- Ishar Singh grouped together his men to decide whether to surrender, abandon their post or fight. All chose to fight as a delay tactic so that in the meantime the neighbouring forts would be in a position to prepare themselves. The battle lasted 6 hours, from 9am to 3pm and during this ordeal, 21 Sikh soldiers held out against the massive horde of riflemen and heavy artillery. The enemy broke in through a meekly defended section of the outpost and set the fort to fire. The Sikhs retreated to make a stand from inside the fort. But Havildar Singh stayed put to distract the enemy and buy time for his men to retreat. It was when the inside section of the forts was breached that the outnumbered Sikhs made an epic last-stand till their last breath. The enemy shifted their attack to the nearby forts but as the latter had been alerted and had time to brace themselves, the attack was not successful. The enemy at the end of the day lost despite its colossal numbers and weapons. Debunking the Myths and Knowing the Truth There have been many erroneous myths connected to the Battle of Saragarhi which compromise its historic legitimacy. In order to rectify and apprehend these misinterpretations, I contacted J. Singh-Sohal who as a writer and filmmaker has meticulously researched the factual records of battle of Saragarhi. Mr. J. Singh Sohal is a British writer and independent filmmaker. He created and launched the UK’s first National WW1 Sikh Memorial in November 2015. He also edits the souvenir journal of the memorial titled “The Sikh Chronicles”. An ITV-trained reporter, Jay’s media career has...