Siege of Leh
| Siege of Leh | |||||||||
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| Part of Dogra–Tibetan War | |||||||||
Zorawar Singh putting down the Ladakhi rebellion in Leh | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown Tibetan commanders | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 2,500 Dogras |
Unknown number of Tibetans ~1,000 Ladakhis | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown |
Unknown Thousands of Ladkhis killed | ||||||||
The Siege of Leh was a significant military engagement that took place in August 1842 between the Dogra dynasty and Tibetan forces allied with the Qing Dynasty. Leh, the capital of Ladakh under the control of Dogras, was besieged by the Tibetan forces after Dogra invasion of Tibet was repulsed. The siege also witnessed a significant Ladakhi uprising against Dogra rule, though it was suppressed brutally by Dogra forces.