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|combatant1=British Indian Army | |combatant1=British Indian Army | ||
|combatant2=Tibetan Army | |combatant2=Tibetan Army | ||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101034705/ Brig-Gen James Macdonald CB]<br>[ | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101034705/ Brig-Gen James Macdonald CB]<br> [[Francis Younghusband|Major Francis Younghusband]] | ||
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|strength1= 3,000 troops<br>7,000 support personnel | |strength1= 3,000 troops<br>7,000 support personnel | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://wapedia.mobi/en/British_expedition_to_Tibet#3. Battle of Gyantse Dzong] wapedia | [http://wapedia.mobi/en/British_expedition_to_Tibet#3. Battle of Gyantse Dzong] wapedia<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924023235108#page/n259/mode/2up/search/Gyantse Storming of Gyantse Jong] www.archive.org<br> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Duncan_Grant Lieutenant John Grant, 8th Gurkha Rifles, VC] Wikipedia | |||
[[Category:Battles|Gyantse Dzong, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Gyantse Dzong, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:Tibet Expedition|Gyantse Dzong, Battle of]] | [[Category:Tibet Expedition|Gyantse Dzong, Battle of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:41, 8 December 2012
| Battle of Gyantse Dzong | ||
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| Part of Tibet Expedition | ||
| Date: | 6 July 1904 | |
| Location: | Gyantse, Gyantze County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet | |
| Presidency: | ||
| Co-ordinates: | 28.911659°N 89.605574°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British Indian Army | Tibetan Army | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig-Gen James Macdonald CB Major Francis Younghusband |
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| Strength | ||
| 3,000 troops 7,000 support personnel |
3,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
| 12 killed | 600-700 killed 168 wounded | |
External Links
Battle of Gyantse Dzong wapedia
Storming of Gyantse Jong www.archive.org
Lieutenant John Grant, 8th Gurkha Rifles, VC Wikipedia