Invasion of Tibet and Massacre at Guru of Francis Younghusband Top 9 Facts
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Facts : 1 Invasion of Tibet and Massacre at Guru In 1903 Curzon, appointed Younghusband head of the Tibet Frontier Commission with John Claude White, Political Officer of Sikkim, and E
Facts : 2 He subsequently led the 1903-04 British expedition to Tibet, whose putative aim was to settle disputes over the Sikkim-Tibet border; the expedition controversially became (by exceeding instructions from London) a de facto invasion of Tibet
Facts : 3 Some estimates of Tibetan casualties are far higher; including other conflicts, more than five thousand Tibetans may have been killed, against British casualties of five
Facts : 4 The British force was supported by King Ugyen Wangchuck of Bhutan, who was knighted in return for his services
Facts : 5 Accordingly, the British repudiated the treaty known as the Treaty of Lhasa obtained by Younghusband
Facts : 6 In 1891, Younghusband received the Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire which was upgraded to Knight Commander in 1904; and in 1917, he was awarded the honour of Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India
Facts : 7 He was also awarded the Kaisar-I-Hind Medal (gold) in 1901 and the Gold Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in 1905
Facts : 8 In 1906, Younghusband settled in Kashmir as the British representative before returning to Britain where he became an active member of many clubs and societies
Facts : 9 During the First World War, his patriotic Fight for Right campaign commissioned the song Jerusalem
Facts : 2 He subsequently led the 1903-04 British expedition to Tibet, whose putative aim was to settle disputes over the Sikkim-Tibet border; the expedition controversially became (by exceeding instructions from London) a de facto invasion of Tibet
Facts : 3 Some estimates of Tibetan casualties are far higher; including other conflicts, more than five thousand Tibetans may have been killed, against British casualties of five
Facts : 4 The British force was supported by King Ugyen Wangchuck of Bhutan, who was knighted in return for his services
Facts : 5 Accordingly, the British repudiated the treaty known as the Treaty of Lhasa obtained by Younghusband
Facts : 6 In 1891, Younghusband received the Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire which was upgraded to Knight Commander in 1904; and in 1917, he was awarded the honour of Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India
Facts : 7 He was also awarded the Kaisar-I-Hind Medal (gold) in 1901 and the Gold Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in 1905
Facts : 8 In 1906, Younghusband settled in Kashmir as the British representative before returning to Britain where he became an active member of many clubs and societies
Facts : 9 During the First World War, his patriotic Fight for Right campaign commissioned the song Jerusalem