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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>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Younghusband Maj Francis Younghusband]
|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

Latest revision as of 09:40, 8 December 2012

Battle of Guru
Part of Tibet Expedition
Date: 31 March 1904
Location: Guru, Yadong County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet
Presidency:
Co-ordinates: approx 28.040771°N 89.275784°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
British Indian Army Tibetan Army
Commanders
Brig-Gen James Macdonald CB
Major Francis Younghusband
Strength
3,000 troops
7,000 support personnel
3,000
Casualties
12 killed 600-700 killed
168 wounded

External Links

Battle of Guru wapedia
Battle of Guru www.archive.org