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== Summary ==
== Summary ==

Revision as of 18:44, 31 October 2011

Sikkim Expedition
1888
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
Location: Sikkim
Combatants:
British Field Force Tibetans
Result: British victory
Medals: India General Service medal
Clasp: Sikkim 1888
Links:
Category: Sikkim Expedition 1888
See our interactive map of
Sikkim Expedition 1888
locations and routes on Google Maps

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

Total 1300 men with artillery

Reinforced August 1888 by

Reinforced October 1888 by

Field detachments

Lingtu Column

Intchi Column

Reserve

External links

Sikkim Expedition Medals and Their History - Google Books
Sikkim Expedition Britain and Tibet 1765-1947 - Google Books
Sikkim Map rootsweb.ancestry.com

Historical books online

Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India archive.org
The 2nd Battalion Derbyshire Regiment in the Sikkim Expedition of 1888 by Herbert Augustus Iggulden 1900 Archive.org