Battle of Tololing

Battle of Tololing
Part of the Kargil War
DateMay–June 1999
Location
Dras, Ladakh, India
34°27′51″N 75°47′45″E / 34.46417°N 75.79583°E / 34.46417; 75.79583
Result Indian Victory[1][2][3]
Belligerents
 India  Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Magod Basappa Ravindranath
Major Padmapani Acharya †
Major Rajesh Adhikari †
Major Vivek Gupta †
Major Mohit Saxena

Major Anwar Khan

Major Abdul Wahab †
Units involved
  • 5 Northern Light Infantry
  • 6 Northern Light Infantry
  • Mujahideen

    • The Battle of Tololing[4] was a pivotal battle in the Kargil War between India and troops from one full battalion of Pakistan’s Northern Light Infantry who were aided by Pakistani irregulars in 1999.

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    Point 5070
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    Gultari
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    Marpo La pass
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    Mushkoh nullah
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    Tololing near the Line of Control
    1. ^ Lavoy, Peter R., ed. (2009). Asymmetric Warfare in South Asia: The Causes and Consequences of the Kargil Conflict. Cambridge University Press. p. 190. ISBN 9781139482820.
    2. ^ "Kargil Ops Related articles which is pub in Various media" (PDF). indianstrategicknowledgeonline.com. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
    3. ^ Singh, S.K. The Kargil War: A Saga of Patriotic Fervor. APH Publishing, 2001, pp. 79-91. ISBN 9788176483667
    4. ^ "Tololing peak: The battle that probably changed the course of Kargil war". India Today. 5 July 1999. Retrieved 2023-12-18.