Sikkim Expedition 1888: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Symorsebrown (talk | contribs) m Add category link |
m typo |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{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= }} | {{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= }} | ||
{{Battlemap|war=Sikkim Expedition 1888|link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?t=p&ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=101241150585833319689.0004793650ca6251f5737&ll=27.27172,88.887634&spn=1.879725,2.554321&z=9}} | {{Battlemap|war=Sikkim Expedition 1888|link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?t=p&ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=101241150585833319689.0004793650ca6251f5737&ll=27.27172,88.887634&spn=1.879725,2.554321&z=9}} | ||
== 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. | 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. | ||
| Line 35: | Line 35: | ||
[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> | ||
[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://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 | [http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poyntz/India/images/Bengalmap8bit(4).JPG Sikkim Map] rootsweb.ancestry.com | ||
== Historical books online == | == Historical books online == | ||
Revision as of 20:13, 27 November 2009
| 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
- 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
.JPG){kind=link}
Historical books online
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India archive.org
2nd Btn Derbyshire Regiment in the Sikkim campaign 1888 archive.org