Battle of Tololing
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| Battle of Tololing | |||||||
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| Part of the Kargil War | |||||||
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The Battle of Tololing was one of the pivotal battles in the Kargil War between India's armed forces and troops from the Northern Light Infantry who were aided by other Pakistan backed irregulars in 1999. The Tololing is a dominant position overlooking the Srinagar - Leh Highway (NH 1) and was a vital link. The Indian army's casualties on the Tololoing peak were half of the entire losses in the whole war. Much of the losses had to do with the nature of the terrain as World War I style frontal charges had to be mounted to reclaim the peaks to dislodge the intruders. The 3 week assault finally culminated with India taking control of the peak and changing the course of the war.
Major Rajesh Adhikari was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest military honour posthumously for his leadership on the peak.
