The Battle of Kut was a significant part of the Mesopotamian Campaign during World War I. It took place between November 1915 and April 1916, resulting in a victory for the Ottoman Empire. The British and Indian forces, including many Sikh soldiers, were besieged in the city of Kut for 147 days before they were forced to surrender. Sikh soldiers played an important role in the Battle of Kut. They fought bravely alongside their British and Indian comrades; many were killed or wounded. As British Col. Patrick Cowley, a veteran of a later conflict in Iraq wrote in his 2009 book "Kut 1916: Courage and Failure," the campaign in Mesopotamia is a 'forgotten war,' and the Kut story was overshadowed by events elsewhere. It's important to remember the sacrifices of the Sikh soldiers and their fellow Indian troops who fought and died for a cause greater than themselves.