he British garrisoned forts spread across the Hindu Kush with Fort Lockhart on the Samana Range and Fort Gulistan in the Sulaiman Range (both originally built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh). By an error of geography, these two forts could not see each other, and so a new fortlet was built to allow communication by heliograph. The new fort, Saragarhi, was built on a rocky ridge with commanding views across the surrounding valleys. It was a small block house with loopholed firing steps on the ramparts and a signalling tower. This fort was a key part of the defensive line as not only was it the communication connection between the two larger forts, but at nearly 2,000 m above sea level it also had a commanding view
