S.no. Index Slide No.

1 Objective 2
2 Map 7
3 Weapon 8
4 Situation of Saraghari and Fort 11
5 Communication Technique 16
6 Battle 17
7 Learning 23
8 Objective Achieved 24
9 Video 25
10 PWS 26
 To know importance of management
skills.
 To know about history of the Saragarhi
Battle.
 To know importance of leadership skills.
 To know importance of innovative ideas.
 To know the importance of co-
ordination.
North Western
Frontier Province
(NWFP) in present
day Pakistan
Martini Henry rifles first entered service
with the British Army in 1871 and
quickly became its mainstay

 It had only been a few months

since these frontier regiments were
equipped with these rifles replacing
the venerable Enfield.
 The effective range of the Henry
Martini rifle was around 600 yards
(550m).
 Regiments were standing with weapons like
sword and rifles.
 Saragarhi was a small village in the border
district of Kohat, situated on the Saman
Range, in present-day Pakistan.

 On 20 April 1894, the 36th Sikhs of the British

Indian Army was created, under the
command of Colonel J. Cook.

 In August 1897, five companies of the 36th

Sikhs under Lt. Col. John Haughton were sent
to the northwest frontier of British India.
 The British had partially succeeded in
getting control of this volatile area, but
tribal Pashtuns continued to attack British
personnel from time to time.

 These posts were originally constructed

by the great Sikh Emperor Maharaja
Ranjit Singh during his Western
campaign.
 There were two forts ,fort Lockhart (on
the Samana Range of the Hindu
Kush mountains), and Fort Gulistan
(Sulaiman Range), situated a few miles
apart.
 Heliography is a
communication
technique used
by reflecting
sunlight with a
mirror and
transmitting it via
coded messages.
 Around 09:00, approximately 10,000
Afghans reach the signalling post at
Saragarhi.

 Sep. Gurmukh Singh signals

to Col. Haughton, situated in Fort
Lockhart, that they are under attack.

 Col. Haughton states he cannot send

immediate help to Saragarhi.
 The soldiers in Saragarhi decide to
fight to the last to prevent the enemy
from reaching the forts.

 The leaders of the Pashtun forces

reportedly make promises to the
soldiers to entice them to surrender.

 Reportedly two determined attempts

are made to rush open the gate, but
are unsuccessful.
 In an act of outstanding bravery, Hav.
Ishar Singh orders his men to fall back
into the inner layer, whilst he remains to
fight. However, this is breached and all
but one of the defending soldiers are
killed, along with many of the Pashtuns.

 Gurmukh Singh, who communicated the

battle with Col. Haughton, was the last
Sikh defender. He is stated to have killed
20 Afghans, the Pashtuns having to set
fire to the post to kill him.
 Having destroyed Saragarhi, the Afghans
turned their attention to Fort Gulistan, but
they had been delayed too long, and
reinforcements arrived there in the night
of 13–14 September.

 The Pashtuns later admitted that they

had lost about 180 killed and many more
wounded during the engagement
against the 21 Sikh soldiers.
 The fort had been retaken by arrived
reinforcements, on 14 September, by the
use of intensive artillery fire.

 The total casualties in the entire

campaign, including the Battle of
Saragarhi, numbered around 4,800.
Importance of innovative strategy
 They make unique communication
system and terraced hillside that
provided excellent cover to the
attackers.
Importance of great leader
 Havildar Ishar Singh decide to fight to the
last to prevent the enemy from reaching
the forts.
 Importance of Management skills.
 Importance of motivation power.
 Importance of leadership skills.
 Never Give-up.
 Gain information about Saragarhi Battle.
Word Meaning
 Valiant :- possessing or showing courage
Sentence :- she made a valiant effort to
hold her anger in check.

 Frontier :- a line or border separation two

countries
Sentence:- International crime knows no
frontiers.
 Province:- a principal administrative division of
a country or empire.
Sentence:- Egypt was still a province of the
ottoman Empire.

 Venerable:- accorded a great deal of

respect, especially because of age, wisdom,
or character.
Sentence:- he was venerable and most pious
king.

 Mainstay :- relies or something on which

something else is based.
Sentence:-coffee is the mainstay of the
country’s economy.
 Regiment:- A unit of ground forces,
consisting of two or more battalions or battle
groups, a headquarters unit, and certain
supporting units.
Sentence:- The whole regiment of Afghan
women are getting training on India.

 Entice:- attract or tempt by offering pleasure

or advantage.
Sentence:- A show which should entice anew
audience into the theater.