https://www.thequint.com/news/india/battle-of-saragarhi-when-21-sikhs-faced-14000-pashtuns-and-won
>>3377840
old forts were designed to be defended by a ridiculously small amount of men compared to the amount of attackers so this isnt anything that great
>>3377840
No. The 36th Sikhs fought bravely, but they all died. At worst, 21 men killed 180 and wounded many, and at best they killed give or take 450. They did delay the 10,000 Pashtuns and the British were able to defeat the rest with reinforcements.
>>3377857
>A small communication post with walls you can climb over is an impenetrable fortress that makes it easy to defend 1 against >500