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The Battle of Rezang La ("la" meaning hill in Tibetan/Ladhaki language) was a major military engagement that took place on 18 November 1962, during the Sino-Indian War between the Indian Army's 13th Kumaon Regiment and China's People's Liberation Army (PLA). 120 Indian soldiers of all-Ahir (From Ahirwal region (Rajsthan and Haryana) Charlie C Company faced more than 3000 Chinese soldiers and ...
About 3 km northwest of Rechin La is a pass that was the site of a major battle of the 1962 Sino-India The "C" Company of India's 13 Kumaon battalion, made of Ahir soldiers, fought to the last man in an effort to block the Chinese PLA troops from crossing the ridge into the Chushul Valley.
The post at Bum La Pass was attacked by the Chinese forces on 23 October 1962. [6] They were invading the town of Tawang and on the ancient path coming down from Bum La. [7] The Chinese engaged in a battle with 20 Sikhs led by Joginder Singh.
The Bum La Pass is a border pass between China's Tsona County in Tibet and India's Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh. [1] It is 37 km away from the town of Tawang in India's Tawang district and 43 km from the town of Tsona Dzong in China's Tsona County. The pass currently serves as a trading point between Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet. [2]
Namka Chu was the site of the battle during the Sino-Indian War in 1962. The battle of Namka Chu began on 10 October 1962 and continued until 16 November of the same year. The Indian brigade was headed by Brig. John Dalvi. [2] It concluded with the total destruction of 7 Brigade of the Indian Army and the capture of Dalvi, who was repatriated ...
This is the same map underlying the Cambodian–Thai border dispute. The agreed criterion for determining ownership was the natural watershed, but the French map makers at times ignored this. [ 4 ] As the agreed-upon river Hoeng separated into two tributaries, both parties claimed different ones as the border, which, alongside logging disputes ...
The Vietnamese defenders, including the PAVN 313th Division and 168th Artillery Brigade, were forced to retreat from the hills. PLA troops captured the hamlet of Na La, as well as Hills 233, 685 and 468, creating a salient of 2.5 km thrusting into Vietnam. These positions were shielded by steep cliffs covered by dense forests along the Thanh ...
An unsuccessful frontal attack was launched by 77 Parachute Brigade under Brig Hiralal Atal to capture Zoji La pass. [ 3 ] : 112 Operation Duck, the earlier epithet for this assault, was renamed as Operation Bison by Lt Gen Cariappa , the Western Army commander.