Battle of Tololing

Battle of Tololing
Part of the Kargil War
DateMay–June 1999
Location34°27′51″N 75°47′45″E / 34.46417°N 75.79583°E / 34.46417; 75.79583
Result Indian Victory[1][2][3]
Belligerents
 India  Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Magod Basappa Ravindranath
Major Padmapani Acharya 
Major Rajesh Adhikari 
Major Vivek Gupta 
Major Mohit Saxena

Major Anwar Khan

Major Abdul Wahab Shaheed 
Units involved
  • 5 Northern Light Infantry
  • 6 Northern Light Infantry
  • Mujahideen
  • The Battle of Tololing[4] was a pivotal battle in the Kargil War between India and troops from one full battalion of Pakistan’s Northern Light Infantry who were aided by Pakistani irregulars in 1999.

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    8km
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    Point 5070
    5070
    Gultari
    Gultari
    Marpo La pass
    Marpo La
    Mushkoh nullah
    Mushkoh
    Sando nullah
    Sando
    Bhimbat
    Bhimbat
    Drass
    Drass
    Tololing
    Tololing
    Tiger Hill
    Tiger Hill
    Point 5240
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    Point 5353
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    Tololing near the Line of Control
    1. ^ Lavoy, Peter R., ed. (2009). Asymmetric Warfare in South Asia: The Causes and Consequences of the Kargil Conflict. Cambridge University Press. p. 190. ISBN 9781139482820.
    2. ^ "Kargil Ops Related articles which is pub in Various media" (PDF). indianstrategicknowledgeonline.com. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
    3. ^ Singh, S.K. The Kargil War: A Saga of Patriotic Fervor. APH Publishing, 2001, pp. 79-91. ISBN 9788176483667
    4. ^ "Tololing peak: The battle that probably changed the course of Kargil war". India Today. 5 July 1999. Retrieved 2023-12-18.

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