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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
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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://www.britishmedals.info/india_general_service_medal_1854.html India General Service medal]<br>Clasp: Sikkim 1888 |category=[[:Category:Sikkim Expedition 1888|Sikkim Expedition 1888]] |link1= }}
 
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|partof=[[:Category:Minor Campaigns|Minor Campaigns]]
|date=21 March-September 1888
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikkim Sikkim]
|presidency=Bengal
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.266429,88.799873&z=13&t=h&hl=en 27.266429°N 88.799873°E] 
|result=British victory
|territory=
|combatant1=Sikkim Field Force
|combatant2= Tibetans
|commander1= Col Thomas Graham
|commander2=
|strength1=1,300 men<br>4 guns
|strength2= 10,000
|casualties1= 
|casualties2=
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== Sikkim Field Force ==
== Sikkim Field Force ==
''Commanded by Colonel Thomas Graham RA''
''Commanded by Colonel Thomas Graham RA''
*32nd Pioneers (about 700 men) Goorkhas
*[[32nd Punjab Pioneers|32nd Bengal Pioneers]] (700 men)
*[[32nd Punjab Pioneers|32nd Bengal Pioneers]] (400 men)
*Two coys 2nd Battalion [[95th Regiment of Foot|Derbyshire Regiment]] (200 men)
*Two coys 2nd Battalion [[95th Regiment of Foot|Derbyshire Regiment]] (200 men)
*HQ wing 13th bengal Infantry
*HQ wing [[13th (Shekhawati Regiment) Bengal Native Infantry|13th Bengal Infantry]] (400 men)
*9-1st Northern Division[[ Royal Artillery]] (4 guns)
*9-1st Northern Division[[ Royal Artillery]] (4 guns)
:Total 1300 men with artillery
:Total 1300 men with artillery

Revision as of 17:20, 25 November 2009

Summary

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


Sikkim Field Force

Commanded by Colonel Thomas Graham RA

Total 1300 men with artillery

Campaign Actions

Battle of Lingtu 21 March
Battle of Jelep Pass 25 September

External Links

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