The story started in the 1600s when the land of Rajasthan welcomed a magnificent structure by Maharaja Roop Singh. Known as Kishangarh Fort, this piece of architecture is an amazing epitome of the Rajput and Mughal styles of architectonics. Named after Maharaja, this fort is also monikered as Roopangarh Fort. Lying 27 kilometres away from the city of Ajmer, this Fort consists of nine turreted fortifications. Enveloped with strong and thick walls, this fort is one of the most formidable of all.

Though the Indian and Pakistani armies locked heads, none of them were well equipped with desert fighting skills. Neither did they possess any equipment nor training that would help them to fight against each other. However, when a fight ensued, no one was ready to back out. The strategic areas where the majority of the army forces were located of both the countries were in the North. But some forces were left behind to tackle situations that might arise at some point.

While the Pakistani army had the opportunity to attack the Kishangarh fort, the Indian army could easily attack Lahore and Sialkot. Pondering over this matter, the Pakistani army decided to take the help of the locals as they had to save a larger land of theirs. The Hurs was no ordinary tribe. Consisting of proud and fierce people, this tribe held the record of giving a tough time to the Firangis. During World War II, this tribe revolted against the Britishers.

Owing to their ferocious reputation, the Pakistanis trained them and gave them machine guns and assault rifles. Initially, the Hurs were not interested in joining the Pakistani army, but when the conch of war blew out loud, more and more people from the tribe came up to volunteer to fight against the Indian army. They were led by Faqir Jamal Mangrio and were placed under the Pakistani military and para-military forces and collectively, they were known as the Desert Force.

The war finally began on 6 September 1965 and the Hurs joined the war on 8 September. Since the Hurs were familiar with every nook and corner of the desert and possessed many desert survival skills that were neither known by the Pakistani army nor the Indian army, they were appointed as the defenders initially. With their light infantry, they proved to be dangerous to the Indian army. Inflicting several casualties, they often used to ride on camels to harass the Indians LOC.

As days went by, the Hurs and the Desert Force intensified their attacks on the Indian army and started capturing the small villages of Rajasthan. It was finally during this time when they together launched an attack against the Kishangarh fort and captured it. This attack was no less than an ugly surprise for the Indians. They fought to defend the fort, but their army fell weak in front of the determined Pakistani army and ferocious Hurs.