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The lion of Naushera: Brigadier Mohammad Usman

The Legendary Heritage of Brigadier Mohammad Usman

Tripathi Pragti by Tripathi Pragti
23 October 2024
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The lion of Naushera: Brigadier Mohammad Usman
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In the quiet village of Bibipur, in the Mau district of what is now Uttar Pradesh, a life of distinction began on July 15, 1912. Born to Mr. Mohammad Farooq Khunambir, a policeman, and Mrs. Jamilun Bibi, young blood Mohammad Usman had great things to achieve in his future. With three elder sisters and two brothers who also rose to the rank of brigadier, his early life was molded both by the bonds of family ties and a spirit of valor. The defining moment came at the age of 12 when, valiantly, he jumped into a well to save a drowning child, marking a piece of bravery that would indeed mark his military career.

 

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Though his father wanted him to be a civil servant & serve his country, Usman had other plans, as he was always attracted to the call of duty and eventually joined the Army against the will of society. The Indian military landscape was now changing; since 1920, only a handful of Indians were allowed to join as commissioned officers, but one needed to compete through aristocratic backgrounds for that privilege. While his origins were humble, Usman applied for the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. It would be his last course that admitted Indian students before the Indian Military Academy opened in Dehradun. He was selected in 1932.

 

Within two years of his completion of the course at Sandhurst in February 1934, Usman came back to India as a second lieutenant in the 5th Battalion of the 10th Baluch Regiment. He speedily emerged as a promising professional, became a captain by 1941, and also gained commendations for services in Burma during World War II. So by 1944, he was explicitly recognized in the London Gazette as an exponent of strategic acumen in the battlefields.

 

Partition in 1947 presented the deepest challenge for Usman, the Muslim officer of the mostly Hindu Baluch Regiment. Pakistani leaders pressed him to change his allegiance but decided his integrity was better than ambition when he refused a promise of high position in the Pakistan Army in preference for transfer to the Dogra Regiment.

 

The Indo-Pak War of 1947-48 was now upon them, and Pakistan initiated its war effort by sending tribal irregulars into Jammu and Kashmir. A strategic location thrust Usman, commanding the 77th Parachute Brigade, into a critical position. It was on 25 December 1947 when Pakistani forces captured the area that Usman vowed in all solemnity to recapture it. During the next three months he led his troops in fierce battles and won the town of Jhangar back, but it was after great sacrifice.

 

His defense of Naushera and Jhangar at all costs led him to be nicknamed “the Lion of Naushera.” Despite such a huge disadvantage, he proved to be the finest leader, as significant losses among the enemies went through; his men lost very few lives. Also, he did not let the praise that followed bring it about that he was sleeping on a mattress; instead, he maintained all the pride he had by sleeping on a mat and continuing with his promise not to rest until he took Jhangar.

 

In late February 1948, operations intensified under Lt Gen K.M. Cariappa to retake Jhangar. Usman shines by his strategic sense and finally liberates the area but the fight really starts to heat up in May when regular Pakistani forces enter the fray. Battle for Jhangar intensified and became a major artillery bombardment on July 3, 1948. On that day, it was a 25-pounder shell that killed Brigadier Mohammad Usman, four days short of his 36th birthday. His last words- “I am dying but let not the territory we were fighting for fall to the enemy”- speak for themselves, compounded with an ingrained sense of duty.

 

Posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra for his gallantry, Brigadier Usman is remembered fondly not only as a stalwart military officer but also as a kind human being, a vegetarian who went about advocating for the education of the underprivileged children, living by the ethos of service beyond self.

 

Brigadier Mohammad Usman’s living legacy is one of valor, sacrifice, and loyalty to one’s country. The story about him stands as a test of someone’s indomitable spirit against adversity, inspiring generations with a monumental reminder of what one human being can affect in history.

 

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