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|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 09:41, 8 December 2012

Battle of Gyantse Dzong
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
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