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== Sikkim Field Force == | == Sikkim Field Force == | ||
''1300 men with artillery commanded by Colonel Thomas Graham RA'' | ''1300 men with artillery commanded by Colonel Thomas Graham RA''<br> | ||
'''Lingtu Column''' | '''Lingtu Column''' | ||
*[[32nd Punjab Pioneers|32nd Bengal Pioneers]] (300 men) | *[[32nd Punjab Pioneers|32nd Bengal Pioneers]] (300 men) | ||
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*[[32nd Punjab Pioneers|32nd Bengal Pioneers]] (400 men) | *[[32nd Punjab Pioneers|32nd Bengal Pioneers]] (400 men) | ||
== External Links == | == 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=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> | ||
Revision as of 18:14, 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 | |
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
1300 men with artillery commanded by Colonel Thomas Graham RA
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
Slkkim Map rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Historical books online
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Archive.org