Sikkim expedition
| Sikkim expedition | |||||||
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| Part of the Century of Humiliation | |||||||
The theatre of war in Sikkim | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Wen Shuo Lhalu Yeshe Norbu Wangchug | Thomas Graham | ||||||
| Lingtu | |
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| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 27°16′08″N 88°47′34″E / 27.2688°N 88.7927°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Himalayas |
The Sikkim expedition (Chinese: 隆吐山戰役; pinyin: Lóngtǔ Shān Zhànyì; lit. 'Battle of the Longtu Mountain') was an 1888 British military expedition to expel Tibetan forces from Sikkim. The roots of the conflict lay in British–Tibetan competition for suzerainty over Sikkim.