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{{War|name=Sikkim Expedition |dates=1888 |image=Flag of Sikkim.svg.png |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Sikkim Sikkim] |combatant1=British Field Force |combatant2=Tibetans|result= British victory |medal=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_General_Service_Medal_(1854) India General Service medal]<br>Clasp: Sikkim 1888 |category=[[:Category:Sikkim Expedition 1888|Sikkim Expedition 1888]] |link1= }} | |||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
In response to the proposed Macaulay Mission to Tibet the Tibetans cross the Sikkim border via the Jelep Pass and established a fortified post. The Government of India despatched a field force which won a series of engagements before the conclusion of the Anglo-Chinese Convention. | |||
== Sikkim Field Force == | |||
'''''Commanded by Brig-Gen Thomas Graham RA'''''<br> | |||
*[[32nd Punjab Pioneers|32nd Bengal Pioneers (Musbee Sikhs)]] (700 men) ''Lt-Col Sir Benjamin Bromhead'' | |||
| | *Two coys 2nd Battalion [[95th Regiment of Foot|Derbyshire Regiment]] (200 men) ''Capt Harold Wylly'' | ||
| | *HQ wing [[13th (Shekhawati Regiment) Bengal Native Infantry|13th Bengal Infantry]] (400 men) ''Lt-Col Mitchell'' | ||
*9-1st Northern Division[[ Royal Artillery]] (4 guns) ''Major Keith'' | |||
*Medical Officers and Transport | |||
:Total 1300 men with artillery<br> | |||
Reinforced August 1888 by | |||
| | *2nd Battalion [[95th Regiment of Foot|Derbyshire Regiment]] (200 men) ''Lt-Col McCleverty'' | ||
| | *2nd Battalion [[1st Gurkha Rifles|1st Regiment of Gurkhas]] (600 men) ''Lt-Col Rogers'' | ||
*9-1st Northern Division[[ Royal Artillery]] (2 guns) <br> | |||
Reinforced October 1888 by | |||
*One Coy [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]] ''Capt Sandbach RE'' | |||
== | == Field detachments == | ||
'' | '''Lingtu Column''' | ||
*32nd Pioneers ( | *[[32nd Punjab Pioneers|32nd Bengal Pioneers]] (300 men) | ||
*2nd Battalion [[95th Regiment of Foot|Derbyshire Regiment]] (100 men) | |||
*9-1st Northern Division[[ Royal Artillery]] (2 guns)<br> | |||
'''Intchi Column''' | |||
*2nd Battalion [[95th Regiment of Foot|Derbyshire Regiment]] (100 men) | |||
*[[13th (Shekhawati Regiment) Bengal Native Infantry|13th Bengal Infantry]] (300 men) | |||
*9-1st Northern Division[[ Royal Artillery]] (2 guns) | |||
'''Reserve''' | |||
*[[13th (Shekhawati Regiment) Bengal Native Infantry|13th Bengal Infantry]] (100 men) | |||
*[[32nd Punjab Pioneers|32nd Bengal Pioneers]] (400 men) | *[[32nd Punjab Pioneers|32nd Bengal Pioneers]] (400 men) | ||
== 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 Sikkim Map] rootsweb.ancestry.com | |||
== External | === Historical books online === | ||
[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 | *[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.279182/mode/2up ''Report On The Sikhim Expedition''] by Lieutenant C. J. Markham 1890. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. Full title: ''Report on the Sikkim Expedition from January 1888 to January 1890'', prepared by the Intelligence Branch of the Quartermaster General in India. | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas04indi#page/50/mode/2up "General Graham’s Expedition 1888"] page 50, ''Frontier And Overseas Expeditions From India Volume IV North and North-Eastern Frontier Tribes''. 1907 Archive.org. | |||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/ndiesecondbatta00iggugoog#page/n10/mode/2up ''The 2nd Battalion Derbyshire Regiment in the Sikkim Expedition of 1888''] by Herbert Augustus Iggulden 1900 Archive.org | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.31280/page/5/mode/2up "A North-East Frontier Cemetery"] by W J Buchanan page 6, ''Bengal, Past and Present'' Vol 9 July-Dec 1914. Gnatong on the trade route from Sikkhim to Tibet. Archive.org, mirror from ASI/IGNCA. Mentions the [[88th Regiment of Foot|Connaught Rangers]] soldiers in the cemetery, whose role is briefly covered in [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.279182/page/n69/mode/2up?q=Connaught+Rangers Markham's 1890 ''Report''] Archive.org. | |||
[[Category:Minor Campaigns|Sikkim Expedition 1888]] | [[Category:Minor Campaigns|Sikkim Expedition 1888]] | ||
[[Category:Sikkim Expedition 1888| Sikkim Expedition 1888]] | [[Category:Sikkim Expedition 1888| Sikkim Expedition 1888]] | ||
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Sikkim Expedition 1888]] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:36, 23 November 2020
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| Location: Sikkim | |
| Combatants: | |
| British Field Force | Tibetans |
| Result: British victory | |
| Medals: India General Service medal Clasp: Sikkim 1888 | |
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| Category: Sikkim Expedition 1888 | |
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See our interactive map of Sikkim Expedition 1888 locations and routes on Google Maps | |
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Summary
In response to the proposed Macaulay Mission to Tibet the Tibetans cross the Sikkim border via the Jelep Pass and established a fortified post. The Government of India despatched a field force which won a series of engagements before the conclusion of the Anglo-Chinese Convention.
Sikkim Field Force
Commanded by Brig-Gen Thomas Graham RA
- 32nd Bengal Pioneers (Musbee Sikhs) (700 men) Lt-Col Sir Benjamin Bromhead
- Two coys 2nd Battalion Derbyshire Regiment (200 men) Capt Harold Wylly
- HQ wing 13th Bengal Infantry (400 men) Lt-Col Mitchell
- 9-1st Northern DivisionRoyal Artillery (4 guns) Major Keith
- Medical Officers and Transport
- Total 1300 men with artillery
Reinforced August 1888 by
- 2nd Battalion Derbyshire Regiment (200 men) Lt-Col McCleverty
- 2nd Battalion 1st Regiment of Gurkhas (600 men) Lt-Col Rogers
- 9-1st Northern DivisionRoyal Artillery (2 guns)
Reinforced October 1888 by
- One Coy Bengal Sappers and Miners Capt Sandbach RE
Field detachments
Lingtu Column
- 32nd Bengal Pioneers (300 men)
- 2nd Battalion Derbyshire Regiment (100 men)
- 9-1st Northern DivisionRoyal Artillery (2 guns)
Intchi Column
- 2nd Battalion Derbyshire Regiment (100 men)
- 13th Bengal Infantry (300 men)
- 9-1st Northern DivisionRoyal Artillery (2 guns)
Reserve
- 13th Bengal Infantry (100 men)
- 32nd Bengal Pioneers (400 men)
External links
Sikkim Expedition Medals and Their History - Google Books
Sikkim Expedition Britain and Tibet 1765-1947 - Google Books
Sikkim Map rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Historical books online
- Report On The Sikhim Expedition by Lieutenant C. J. Markham 1890. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. Full title: Report on the Sikkim Expedition from January 1888 to January 1890, prepared by the Intelligence Branch of the Quartermaster General in India.
- "General Graham’s Expedition 1888" page 50, Frontier And Overseas Expeditions From India Volume IV North and North-Eastern Frontier Tribes. 1907 Archive.org.
- The 2nd Battalion Derbyshire Regiment in the Sikkim Expedition of 1888 by Herbert Augustus Iggulden 1900 Archive.org
- "A North-East Frontier Cemetery" by W J Buchanan page 6, Bengal, Past and Present Vol 9 July-Dec 1914. Gnatong on the trade route from Sikkhim to Tibet. Archive.org, mirror from ASI/IGNCA. Mentions the Connaught Rangers soldiers in the cemetery, whose role is briefly covered in Markham's 1890 Report Archive.org.