Sikkim expedition
1888 British military operation to expel Tibetan forces from Sikkim / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sikkim expedition (Chinese: 隆吐山戰役; pinyin: Lóngtǔ Shān Zhànyì; lit. 'Battle of the Longtu Mountain') was an 1888 British military expedition to expel Tibetan forces from the Kingdom of Sikkim. The roots of the conflict lay in British–Tibetan competition for suzerainty over Sikkim.[citation needed]
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Part of the Century of Humiliation | |||||||
The theatre of war in Sikkim | |||||||
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Wen Shuo Lhalu Yeshe Norbu Wangchug | Thomas Graham |
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Coordinates | 27°16′08″N 88°47′34″E |
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Parent range | Himalayas |
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