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The Saragarhi war was fought on 12 September 1897, before the Tirah campaign between the British Indian Army and the Afghan Oracles.  It took place in the North-West Frontier Province (in present-day Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan).  The Battle of Saragarhi The Battle of the War Part of the War 12 September 1897 Statirah, North-West Frontier Province, British India (present-day Pakistan) results. The military victory of Afgan Pashto;  Strategic Victory of British Indian British Empire India Pathan (Afrika / Oraqzai) Commandant Havaldar Ishar Singh † Gill Emperor / Capacity 21  12000 Death and loss 21 killed (100%)  180 killed (Afghan claims)    ~ 750 killed   (British Indian estimate) *  Various wounded (number unknown) * 600 Afghan bodies were found in the battlefield.  Most of these people were killed by the artillery fire of the British Indian Relief Team which recaptured the fort.   Battlefield map There were 21 Jat Sikhs of 37 Sikhs (4th Battalion of Sikh Regiment) in the British co