Sikhs in the British Indian Army

Substantial numbers of Sikhs served in the British Indian Army throughout the British Raj. Sikh units fought at the Battle of Saragarhi; in the First World War, as the "Black Lions"; and during the Second World War in Malaya, Burma and Italy.

Sikhs in the British Indian Army

Substantial numbers of Sikhs served in the British Indian Army throughout the British Raj. Sikh units fought at the Battle of Saragarhi; in the First World War, as the "Black Lions"; and during the Second World War in Malaya, Burma and Italy.