Battle of Gyantse Dzong

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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