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{{War|name=Sikkim Expedition |dates=1860 |image= Flag of Sikkim.svg.png |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet TibetHistory_of_Sikkim Sikkim] |combatant1=British Field Force |combatant2= Tibetan Armed ForcesSikkimese|result=[http://tibetjustice.org/materials/treaties/treaties10.html Anglo-Tibetan Agreement Treaty of 1904] Tumlong|medal=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet_Medal Tibet Medal]| category=[[:Category:Tibet Sikkim Expedition1860|Tibet Sikkim Expedition1860]] |link1= }}{{Battlemap|war=Tibet Expedition 1903-04|link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=101241150585833319689.000478a21a9b85b1eee21&ll=28.468691,89.868164&spn=3.515063,5.020752&t=p&z=8 }}The '''Expedition to Tibet''' in 1903-04, also known as the '''Anglo-Tibet War'''.  

At After the beginning of British victory over the 20th century Britain and Russia were competing for influence [[Gurkha War|Gurkhas]] in Central Asia1816 Nepal relinquished control over [[Sikkim]]. To counter the perceived threat, Under the British sent an expedition under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Younghusband Francis YounghusbandTitalia_Treaty Treaty of Titalia] to negotiate with Sikkimese security was guaranteed and the Tibetansterritory taken by Nepal was returned. The first excursion with Claude White, In 1835 the Political Officer for Sikkim, land around what was to become [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamber_Jong Khamba JongDarjeeling]] was rebuffed granted to the British as a hill station. Following deteriorated relations and the detention of two British subjects, Britain mounted a field force punitive expedition and a large part of Darjeeling District was dispatched through annexed in 1849. Raids into British territory continued with the encouragement of the [http://en.wikipediaDewan of Sikkim and Britain threatened to occupy further territory unless reparations were paid.org/wiki/Jelep_La Jelep Pass]. The Tibetans These were defeated at two major battles refused and Dr Campbell, the Superintendent of Darjeeling, crossed the border in 1860 with a small force. He was compelled to retreat however and an expedition reached Lhasa in August 1904was mounted under Lt-Col J C Gawler. The Dalai Lama had fled but Younghusband forced After a one-sided treaty on series of minor engagements the capital was taken and the Raja compelled to sign the regent which Treaty of Tumlong. This gave Britain trading rights in Tibet. This was later repudiated by control of the Tibetansforeign policy of Sikkim.

==== Historical books online ====*[http://ia341343.us.archive.org/stream/load_djvu_applet.php?file=0frontieroverseas04indi#page/items44/FrontierAndOverseasExpeditionsFromIndiaVolIVmode/FrontierAndOverseasExpeditionsFromIndiaVolIV.djvu 2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India] Archive.org*[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.a0009787946?urlappend=%3Bseq=9 ''Sikkim. With hints on mountain and jungle warfare. Exhibiting also the facilities for opening commercial relations through the state of Sikhim with Central Asia, Thibet, and western China''] by Colonel J. C. Gawler 1873 HathiTrust Digital Library. Also available as a pdf download [http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1873-sikhim-with-hints-on-mountain-and-jungle-warfare-by-gawler-s-pdf/ PAHAR Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset].

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