Zorawar and his men meet the Tibetan…

December 1841 CE

Zorawar and his men meet the Tibetan and Han Chinese defenders at the Battle of Toyo on December 12, 1841.

In the early exchange of fire the Rajput general is wounded in his right shoulder, but he grabs a sword in his left hand.

The Tibetan horsemen now charges the Dogra position and one of them thrusts his lance in Zorawar Singh’s chest.

Wounded and unable to escape he is pulled down off his horse and beheaded

The battle marks the end of the invasion.

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Burang Town Ngari Tibet China View →

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Sher Singh View → Zorawar Singh Kahluria View →

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Colonization of Asia, British View → Sino-Sikh War View →

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