I'd post her, but she already has a movie about her that a lot of people consider really good
ITT : Historical Badasses who need a Kino
How do I actually learn about this Romekino stuff in a riveting way and in some order that makes chronological or thematic sense?
Not exactly what you're looking for but Kesari is pretty good.
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>Sepoy Gurmukh Singh, who communicated the battle to Haughton, was the last surviving Sikh defender. He is stated to have killed 20 Afghans, the Pashtuns having to set fire to the post to kill him. As he was dying, he was said to have yelled repeatedly the Sikh battle cry "Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal!" ("One will be blessed eternally, who says that God is the ultimate truth!")
>21 vs 10,000
God damn
>Around 09:00, approximately 6,000–10,000 Afghans reach the signalling post at Saragarhi.
>Sepoy Gurmukh Singh signals to Colonel Haughton, situated in Fort Lockhart, that they are under attack.
>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.
>Sepoy Bhagwan Singh is the first soldier to be killed and Naik Lal Singh is seriously wounded.
>Naik Lal Singh and Sepoy Jiwa Singh reportedly carry the body of Bhagwan Singh back to the inner layer of the post.
>The Afghans break a portion of the wall of the picket.
Haughton signals that he has estimated that there are between 10,000 and 14,000 Pashtuns attacking Saragarhi.
>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.
>Later, the wall is breached.
>Thereafter, some of the fiercest hand-to-hand fighting occurs.
>In an act of outstanding bravery, Havildar 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.
Sepoy Gurmukh Singh, who communicated the battle to Haughton, was the last surviving Sikh defender. He is stated to have killed 20 Afghans, the Pashtuns having to set fire to the post to kill him. As he was dying, he was said to have yelled repeatedly the Sikh battle cry "Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal!" ("One will be blessed eternally, who says that God is the ultimate truth!")
Kino.
Are there any last stands that weren't kino?
This is seems like the place for it so here. Film pitch. Wandering Jew / Sympathy for the Devil by the Rolling Stones / Mr Bean. Lead is Paul Giamatti.
No. The only thing I want in my life is to die in a last stand. Perfect definition of a man.
Abdulaziz ibn Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal ibn Turki ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al Saud
His life was like a combination of Dschinghis Khan and Lawrence of Arabia or some shit