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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.

''British Commissioner to Tibet: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Younghusband [Francis Younghusband|Major Francis Younghusband]]''<br>

''British Commissioner to Tibet: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Younghusband [Francis Younghusband|Major Francis Younghusband]]''<br>

*[http://intotibet1903-04.blogspot.com/2008/12/2nd-rajput-mess-alipore-calcutta.html Field Force To Lhasa 1903-04]. 50 Letters from Capt Captain Cecil Mainprise] . intotibet1903-04.blogspot.com*Book review of ''Duel In the Snows: The True Story of the Younghusband Mission to Lhasa'' by Charles Allen . (2004) [http://wwwwebcache.independentgoogleusercontent.co.ukcom/artssearch?q=cache:ZofGb9W5CzYJ:intotibet1903-entertainment04.blogspot.com/books2008/reviews12/duel-in-the-snows2nd-byrajput-charlesmess-allenalipore-570209calcutta.html ''The Independent''+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au Cached].URL)*[http://www.youtubetracesofevil.com/watch?v=N6xuZkXwR1M Trailer for 2004/12/gyantse-1904-british-liberation-of.html Scenes from the film Gyantse 1904: The British Liberation of Tibet] Youtube*[http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/430387/Images-of-Empire-amazing-pictures-show-the-entry-of-British-forces-into-Tibet-in-1904 Images of Empire - amazing pictures show the entry of British forces into Tibet in 1904] September 18, 2013 www.express.co.uk

* [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924023235108 ''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. Archive.org. Another copy of this title is at [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=P7pdbiFCW80C&pg=PP1&dq=India+and+Tibet+Younghusband&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''India & Tibet '' by Francis Younghusband] Google Books (Limited View)*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924023224490 ''With Mounted Infantry In Tibet''] by Brevet Major W J Ottley, 34th Sikh Pioneers 1906 Archive.org.*[http://www.archive.org/stream/IndianMountainArtillery/mountainartillery#page/n129/mode/2up "Tibet"], page 115, ''The History of the Indian Mountain Artillery'' by Brigadier-General C A L Graham 1957 Archive.org. This book is also available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India|Digital Library of India]] website, where the print quality is better.