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Tibet 1904
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- By Major. Gen. (Retd) Shubhi Sood |
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| A unique pictoral record of the foray into Tibet of the British in 1904 with amazing contemporary photographs taken by First Battalion, The Eighth Gorkha Rifles |
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The discovery of a dusty regimental photograph album of Sir Francis Younghusband's mission to Tibet
were the inspiration for General Sood’s writing. This expedition to Tibet was the first of its’ kind to be
undertaken in modern times and led to a historic treaty with the ‘Forbidden Kingdom’.
While commanding the First Battalion of The Eighth Gorkha Rifles (1/8 GR), General Sood came across
these historically important and beautiful photographs of various stages of the expedition taken by an
officer of the Battalion. Fascinated by the album and its’ contents he undertook a study of “The Tibet
Mission”. This narrative is backed up by many documents from the National Archives of India and the “War Diaries” of the Battalion. |
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Rather than the interpersonal or interdepartmental rivalries that existed at that time, the writer looks at
matters military with particular reference to his own Battalion which played a key role in bringing the
treaty with Tibet to its natural conclusion. The narrative covers many aspects of the campaign with
significant reference to military matters and etiquette. |
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