Battle of Tololing
Part of the Kargil War
DateMay–June 1999
Location
Dras, Ladakh, India
34°27′51″N 75°47′45″E / 34.46417°N 75.79583°E / 34.46417; 75.79583
Result Indian victory[1][2][3][4]
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 †
Units involved
Strength
900-4000 soldiers[6][7] 50-100 soldiers, many of whom were Mujahideens[8]
Casualties and losses
20-50[9] KIA 50[10] KIA

The Battle of Tololing[11] 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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Tololing near the Line of Control

Background

The Tololing peak dominates over the Srinagar-Leh Highway (NH 1D), which is a vital link. Peaks in Tololing include Point 5140 and Point 4875, etc. Tiger Hill (Point 5060), including Point 5100, is to the west of Tololing. Many of the Indian Army losses had to do with the nature of the terrain, as World War I style frontal charges had to be mounted to dislodge the intruders and reclaim the peaks. The three-week assault finally culminated with India taking control of the peak and changing the course of the war.

The battle

Major Rajesh Adhikari (posthumously), Major Vivek Gupta (posthumously), Major Padmapani Acharya (posthumously) and Havildar Digendra Kumar were awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest military honour for their daring actions on the peak. Col Ravindranath and Captain Vijayant Thapar were awarded Vir Chakra.

From Pakistan's side, Major Abdul Wahab (posthumously) was awarded the Sitara-e-Jurat, Pakistan's third highest military honour as Major Abdul Wahab was killed defending the captured peak.[12]

Turning Point at Tololing, a feature documentary hosted by Maj Gen G. D. Bakshi, aired on the Indian television channel Epic TV. It details the political and military background and course of the battle.[13]

See also

References

  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. ↑ Ganguly, Sumit and S. Paul Kapur. "The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Islamist Militancy in South Asia." The Washington Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 1, 2010, pp. 47-59.
  5. ↑ "Anjan Mukherjee in Evolution of Indian Artillery and its Impact on India's Comprehensive Military Power, chapter3, page 148-9" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  6. ↑ https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19990705-tololing-peak-the-battle-that-probably-changed-the-course-of-kargil-war-824608-1999-07-04#:~:text=Three%20battalions%20from%20Naga%2C%20Garhwal%20and%20Grenadier%20regiments%20tried%20to%20make%20their%20way%20up%20to%20Tololing%20from%20two
  7. ↑ https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19990705-tololing-peak-the-battle-that-probably-changed-the-course-of-kargil-war-824608-1999-07-04#:~:text=battalion%20of%20the%20relatively%20fresh%202nd%20Rajputana%20Rifles%20regiment%20now%20assigned%20the%20task%20of%20capturing%20the%20Tololing%20Top
  8. ↑ https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19990705-tololing-peak-the-battle-that-probably-changed-the-course-of-kargil-war-824608-1999-07-04#:~:text=The%20war%20zone%20was%20littered%20with%20bodies%2Damong%20them%2050%20intruders%20and%20Pakistan%20army%20regulars%20from%20the%20Northern%20Light%20Infantry%2Dand%20war%27s%20little%20ironies.
  9. ↑ https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19990705-tololing-peak-the-battle-that-probably-changed-the-course-of-kargil-war-824608-1999-07-04
  10. ↑ https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19990705-tololing-peak-the-battle-that-probably-changed-the-course-of-kargil-war-824608-1999-07-04#:~:text=The%20war%20zone%20was%20littered%20with%20bodies%2Damong%20them%2050%20intruders%20and%20Pakistan%20army%20regulars%20from%20the%20Northern%20Light%20Infantry%2Dand%20war%27s%20little%20ironies.
  11. ↑ "Tololing peak: The battle that probably changed the course of Kargil war". India Today. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  12. ↑ Imran (2021-08-07). "Kargil - Tales & Bodies ..." MANI JUNCTION. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  13. ↑ "Turning Point at Tololing". EPIC ON. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2021-06-13.

34°27′51″N 75°47′45″E / 34.46417°N 75.79583°E / 34.46417; 75.79583


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