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| + | == Field Force == | ||
| + | *Goorkhas | ||
| + | *32nd Bengal Pioneers | ||
| + | *Two coys 2nd Battalion Derbyshire Regiment | ||
== Campaign Actions == | == Campaign Actions == | ||
[[Battle of Lingtu]] 21 March<br>[[Battle of Jelep Pass]] 25 September | [[Battle of Lingtu]] 21 March<br>[[Battle of Jelep Pass]] 25 September | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=y8ThjBJrWVUC&pg=PA220&dq=Sikkim+Field+Force&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Sikkim%20Field%20Force&f=false Sikkim Expedition] Medals and Their History - Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SZD9--xYamkC&pg=PA212&dq=Sikkim+1888&as_brr=3&ei=ZIDzSOGXCZGssgP47JRG&sig=ACfU3U3EWGve0agO4DiADca0cX94AUi3Qw#PPA212,M1 Sikkim Expedition] Britain and Tibet 1765-1947 - Google Books<br>[http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poyntz/India/images/Bengalmap8bit(4).JPG Slkkim Map] rootsweb.ancestry.com | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=y8ThjBJrWVUC&pg=PA220&dq=Sikkim+Field+Force&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Sikkim%20Field%20Force&f=false Sikkim Expedition] Medals and Their History - Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SZD9--xYamkC&pg=PA212&dq=Sikkim+1888&as_brr=3&ei=ZIDzSOGXCZGssgP47JRG&sig=ACfU3U3EWGve0agO4DiADca0cX94AUi3Qw#PPA212,M1 Sikkim Expedition] Britain and Tibet 1765-1947 - Google Books<br>[http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poyntz/India/images/Bengalmap8bit(4).JPG Slkkim Map] rootsweb.ancestry.com | ||
Revision as of 11:20, 8 September 2009
| Sikkim Expedition 1888 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Minor Campaigns | ||
| Date: | 21 March-September 1888 | |
| Location: | Sikkim | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 27.266429°N 88.799873°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| Sikkim Field Force | Tibetans | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col Thomas Graham | ||
| Strength | ||
| 1,300 men 4 guns |
10,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
Field Force
- Goorkhas
- 32nd Bengal Pioneers
- Two coys 2nd Battalion Derbyshire Regiment
Campaign Actions
Battle of Lingtu 21 March
Battle of Jelep Pass 25 September
External Links
Sikkim Expedition Medals and Their History - Google Books
Sikkim Expedition Britain and Tibet 1765-1947 - Google Books
Slkkim Map rootsweb.ancestry.com
Pages in category "Sikkim Expedition 1888"
The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
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