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Tibet Expedition

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== Summary ==
'''The expedition to [[Tibet]] in 1903-04, also known as the Anglo-Tibet War'''. At the beginning of the 20th century Britain and Russia were competing for influence in Central Asia. To counter the perceived threat, the British sent an expedition under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Younghusband Francis Younghusband] to negotiate with the Tibetans. The first excursion with Claude White, the Political Officer for Sikkim, to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamber_Jong Khamba Jong] was rebuffed and a field force was dispatched through the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelep_La Jelep Pass]. The Tibetans were defeated at two major battles and the expedition reached Lhasa in August 1904. The Dalai Lama had fled but Younghusband forced a one-sided treaty on the regent which gave Britain trading rights in Tibet. This was later repudiated by the Tibetans.
== Field Force ==
*[[40th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|40th Pathans]]
*[[29th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|29th Punjabis]]
 
== Chronology ==
'''First Excursion'''
{|
|-
| 19 June 1903
| Mission left [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darjeeling Darjeeling]
|-
| 21 June
| Reached [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangtok Gangtok]
|-
| 26 June
| Arrived at Tangu
|-
| 4 July
| Claude White (Sikkim Political Officer] left Tangu
|-
| 5 July
| Mr White reached Diagong
|-
| 7 July
| Mr White reached [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamber_Jong Khamba Dzong]
|-
| 18 July
| Younghusband reached Khamba Dzong
|-
| 11 October
| Younghusband left Khamba Dzong for Simla
|}
'''Mission to Lhasa'''
{|
|-
| 5 December 1903
| Mission left [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darjeeling Darjeeling]
|-
| 12 December
| Crossed the border at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelep_La Jelep Jelep La] 4267m
|-
| 14 December
| Arrived at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yadong_County Yadong]
|-
| 20 December
| Reached [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagri Pagri]
|-
| 7 January 1904
| Crossed the Tang La 4,521 m
|-
| 8 January
| Made camp at Tuna
|-
| 31 March
| [[Battle of Guru|Battle at Guru]]
|-
| 9 April
| [[Action at Tsamdang Gorge]]
|-
| 11 April
| Reached Gyantse
|-
| 5 May
| Tibetan attack at Gyantse
|-
| 7 May
| [[Battle of Karo La]]
|-
| 26 May
| Battle of Palla
|-
| 6 July
| [[Battle of Gyantse Dzong|Gyantse Dzong]] stormed
|-
| 14 July
| Mission left Gyantse for Lhasa
|-
| 19 July
| Reached Nagartse
|-
| 24 July
| Crossed the Kampa La 4,794 m
|-
| 31 July
| Crossed the Bramaputra at Chaksam Ferry
|-
| 4 August
| Reached Lhasa
|}
==External links==
== Recommended Reading ==
'''India and Tibet''', A History of the Relations which have Subsisted between the Two Countries from the Time of Warren Hastings to 1910; with a Particular Account of the Mission to Lhasa of 1904. by Sir Francis Younghusband KCIE. Published by John Murray 1910. Reprinted by LLP 2002. ISBN 81-7536-278-2<br>'''Sikhim And Bhutan''', Twenty-one Years On The North-east Frontier 1887-1908. by J Claude White. Published by Asian Educational Services, Delhi 2000. Reprinted by LLP 2008. ISBN 81-7536-164-6 & ISBN 9788175361645, 978-8175361645  
[[Category:Minor Campaigns|Tibet Expedition]]
[[Category:Tibet Expedition| Tibet Expedition]]
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Tibet Expedition]]

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