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With mounted infantry in Tibet.

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Collection	Military History, 1900 - 1939
Title	With mounted infantry in Tibet.
Author	Ottley, William John
Abstract	The book is an account of the doings of the native officers and men who composed the 1st Company of Mounted Infantry in the Tibet Mission Force. The 32nd Sikh Pioneers raised during the great Indian Mutiny, were employed at Delhi to fortify and defend the British camp. A detachment of them carried and laid the powder-bags to blow in the Cashmir Gate, which led to the fall of the city. After the Mutiny, they have been employed in every kind of military duty: pioneers, engineers, infantry soldiers, and artillerymen. The Gurkha become a successful part of the mounted branches of Service with their contribution as mounted infantry and gallant foot soldiers.
Keyword	Lhasa; 40th Pathans; Tibet; 32nd Sikh pioneers; 8th Gurkha rifles; Royal fusiliers; Chumbi valley; 23rd Sikh pioneers; India; British Army; Indian Army
Publisher	London : Smith, Elder, & Co.,
Date, Original	1906
Date, Digital	2008
Resource Type	Textual; Photographs
Call Number	http://books.google.com/books?id=4acaAAAAYAAJ
Language	eng
Release Statement	Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Repository	Google Books
Library	Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library
Date created	2009-06-18