Battle of Tololing
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The Battle of Tololing was a pivotal high-altitude engagement during the 1999 Kargil conflict in which Indian forces recaptured strategically crucial peaks from Pakistani intruders in the Dras sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Tololing canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | National Highway 1D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Indian Army
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Pakistan Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide |
Indian Army suffered significant casualties
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Pakistan Army suffered significant casualties ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Indian Army Northern Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | war memorials in Dras ⓘ |
| conflict | Kargil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
India
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Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDefeat | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfVictory | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Pakistan Army troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1999-06 ⓘ |
| frontlineDistanceFromDras | approximately 10–15 km ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | dispute over Line of Control in Kashmir ⓘ |
| height | over 15000 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| impact |
boosted Indian morale during Kargil War
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secured vital supply route to Ladakh via NH 1D ⓘ |
| involves |
artillery support
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infantry assaults ⓘ night attacks ⓘ |
| location |
Dras sector
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Jammu and Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ Kargil district NERFINISHED ⓘ Tololing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy casualties on both sides
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intense close-quarters combat on steep slopes ⓘ pivotal turning point in Kargil War ⓘ |
| objective | recapture Tololing peak from Pakistani intruders ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indo-Pakistani conflicts
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Kargil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Dras sub-sector operations ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Point 5140
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Battle of Tiger Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Operation Vijay (1999) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Indian victory ⓘ |
| sector | Dras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1999-05 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | recapture of key heights overlooking National Highway 1D ⓘ |
| terrain | high-altitude mountain warfare ⓘ |
| theater | Western Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | May–June 1999 ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
limited conventional war
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mountain warfare ⓘ |
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