Battle of point 5140
| Capture of Point 5140 | |||||||||
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| Part of Kargil War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| India | Pakistan | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Yogesh Kumar Joshi Vikram Batra Sanjeev Jamwal | Unknown | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| 13th Jammu and Kashmir Rifles | Northern Light Infantry Regiment | ||||||||
The Battle of point 5140 was fought on 20 June 1999 and was major military offensive carried out by the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles regiment as a part of the Operation Vijay (Kargil War). The Indian forces under Lt Col. Yogesh Kumar Joshi were able to capture the point.