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fateh * In view of the determination of the garrison to continue fighting and defending their position, the Afghans made them several tempting promises to obtain their surrender. The Sikhs ignored all such overtures.[5] * For hours the fierce fighting continued, while the enemy suffered losses, the number of the defenders was shrinking too, and their stock of ammunition was also being depleted. Sepoy Gurumukh Singh was flashing every detail of the battle through heliographic signals. * Meanwhile, the enemy set ablaze the area surrounding Saragarhi. Two of the enemy were then able to make a breach in the wall of the signalling post. * In the final stages of the battle, hand-to-hand fighting ensued. * The battle now approached too close to Sepoy Gurumukh Singh for him to continue signalling. He signalled to seek permission to close the heliograph. Permission to this effect was flashed back. He packed the heliograph equipment in its leather bag, took out his rifle and commenced firing on the intruding enemies, killing 20 of them [6], before he died fighting. * The tribesmen set on fire the signalling post. Every defender of Saragarhi had laid down his life to the last man and to the last bullet. The modern Sikh Regiment continues to celebrate the day of the Battle of Saragarhi each 12 September as the Regimental Battle Honours Day. To commemorate the men the British built two Saragarhi Gurudwaras. One in Amritsar very close to the main entrance of the Golden Temple, and another in Ferozepur Cantonment, which was the district that most of the men hailed from. In British accounts of the campaign there is little or no mention of this battle, it is more recognised by the Indian Army and the Sikh regiment. In British accounts of the Tirah Campaign the mention if any is of George Findlater. In the 1999 Kargil Conflict, the Sikh regiment went into action once again, this time against Pakistan. Two battalions of the Sikh regiment- 8 Sikh and 14 Sikh subsequently took part in fierce and bloody fighting along the razor sharp crags and peaks of the Kargil mountains. 8 Sikh took Tiger Hill, whereas 14 Sikh fought at ChorbatLa. Before the fighting began, Officers and men of the Sikh regiment had remembered Saragarhi and taken a vow to uphold the traditions of the Sikh martial heritage THIS IS WHAT SIKHS DID FOR THE BRITISH WHAT DID THE BRITISH DO FOR THE SIKHS JUST BUILD A COUPLE OF GURDWARAS SIKHS GAVE LIVES FOR THEM. FATEH