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| − | '''Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, KCSI, KCIE (1863 – 1942)''' was a British Army officer, explorer, and writer. | + | '''Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, KCSI, KCIE (1863 – 1942)''' was a British Army officer, explorer, and writer. He was born in [[Murree]] but educated in England and commissioned in the [[1st Dragoon Guards|1st King's Dragoon Guards]]. He explored Manchuria, crossed the Gobi Desert and pioneered a route from Kashgar to India. In 1889 he explored north of Ladakh in the Karakoram mountains. In 1895 he was the Times special correspondent in the [[Chitral Campaign]]. In 1903-1903 he led the British [[Tibet Expedition]]. He wrote several books on spiritual subjects. |
== External links == | == External links == | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/463/mode/1up Sir Francis Younghusband] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br /> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/463/mode/1up Sir Francis Younghusband] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br /> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Younghusband Francis Younghusband] Wikipedia<br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Younghusband Francis Younghusband] Wikipedia<br /> | ||
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==== Historical books on-line ==== | ==== Historical books on-line ==== | ||
[http://archive.org/stream/indiaandtibet025061mbp#page/n0/mode/1up India and Tibet] by Sir Francis Younghusband 1910 (archive .org)<br /> | [http://archive.org/stream/indiaandtibet025061mbp#page/n0/mode/1up India and Tibet] by Sir Francis Younghusband 1910 (archive .org)<br /> | ||
[http://archive.org/stream/reliefchitral01youngoog#page/n13/mode/1up The Relief of Chitral] by Capt G J Younghusband & Capt F E Younghusband 1895 (archive.org)<br /> | [http://archive.org/stream/reliefchitral01youngoog#page/n13/mode/1up The Relief of Chitral] by Capt G J Younghusband & Capt F E Younghusband 1895 (archive.org)<br /> | ||
| − | [http://archive.org/stream/heartacontinent02unkngoog#page/n9/mode/1up The Heart of a Continent, A Narrative of Travels in Manchuria, across the Gobi Desert, | + | [http://archive.org/stream/heartacontinent02unkngoog#page/n9/mode/1up The Heart of a Continent, A Narrative of Travels in Manchuria, across the Gobi Desert, Through the Himalayas, The Pamirs, and Chitral] by Capt F E Younghusband 1896 (archive.org)<br> |
[[Category:British Military commanders|Younghusband, Francis]] | [[Category:British Military commanders|Younghusband, Francis]] | ||
[[Category:People|Younghusband, Francis]] | [[Category:People|Younghusband, Francis]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:58, 24 July 2014
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, KCSI, KCIE (1863 – 1942) was a British Army officer, explorer, and writer. He was born in Murree but educated in England and commissioned in the 1st King's Dragoon Guards. He explored Manchuria, crossed the Gobi Desert and pioneered a route from Kashgar to India. In 1889 he explored north of Ladakh in the Karakoram mountains. In 1895 he was the Times special correspondent in the Chitral Campaign. In 1903-1903 he led the British Tibet Expedition. He wrote several books on spiritual subjects.
External links
Sir Francis Younghusband Dictionary of Indian Biography (1906)
Francis Younghusband Wikipedia
Historical books on-line
India and Tibet by Sir Francis Younghusband 1910 (archive .org)
The Relief of Chitral by Capt G J Younghusband & Capt F E Younghusband 1895 (archive.org)
The Heart of a Continent, A Narrative of Travels in Manchuria, across the Gobi Desert, Through the Himalayas, The Pamirs, and Chitral by Capt F E Younghusband 1896 (archive.org)
