Draft:Battle of Ladakh (1842)


The Battle of Ladakh (1842) was one of the major engagements between the Dogra dynasty under the Sikh Empire against the Tibetans under the Qing dynasty. The battle was fought on September 6, 1842 and ended as a Sikh victory, resulting in the Sikh Empire taking control of Ladakh.[1][2][3]

Battle of Ladakh (1842)
Part of Dogra–Tibetan war
Location
Ladakh, India
Result

Sikh Victory[4]

  • Tibetan attack on Ladakh repulsed.
  • Sikh Empire annexes Ladakh[5][6]
Territorial
changes		 Sikh Empire regains control over all of Ladakh[7]
Belligerents

Sikh Empire

Qing Empire

Commanders and leaders
Wazir Lakhpat
Diwan Hari Chand		 Tibetan General Ragasha  †[8]
Strength
Unknown Unknown, but larger.[9]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
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  3. ^ Shakabpa, Tsepon Wangchuk Deden (2010). One Hundred Thousand Moons: An Advanced Political History of Tibet. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-17732-1.
  4. ^ Francke, August Hermann (1998). A History of Western Tibet: One of the Unknown Empires (illustrated, revised ed.). Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 161. ISBN 9788120813946.
  5. ^ "General Zorawar Singh".
  6. ^ Buddhist Western Himalaya: A politico-religious history. Indus. 2001. ISBN 978-81-7387-124-5.
  7. ^ "General Zorawar Singh".
  8. ^ "General Zorawar Singh".
  9. ^ "General Zorawar Singh".