Battle of Tololing

Battle of Tololing
	Part of the Kargil War
Date	May–June 1999
Location	Dras, Ladakh, India34°27′51″N 75°47′45″E
Result	Indian Victory Pakistani Defeat with heavy losses on the Indian side
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
18 Grenadiers; 16 Grenadiers; 1 Naga Regiment; 2 Rajputana Rifles; 197 Field Regiment; 41 Field Regiment; 1889 Light Regiment; 108 Medium Regiment; 158 Medium Regiment; 253 Medium Regiment; 139 Medium Regiment (1 battery); 244 Heavy Mortar Regiment (2 batteries); 212 Rocket Regiment (1 battery);	5 Northern Light Infantry; 6 Northern Light Infantry; Mujahideen;

The Battle of Tololing 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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Gultari

Marpo La

Mushkoh

Sando

Bhimbat

Drass

Tololing

Tiger Hill

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Tololing near the Line of Control

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