Battle of Chushul
The Battle of Chushul was one of the major engagements of the Dogra–Tibetan war fought between the Dogra dynasty against the Tibetans under the Qing dynasty. The battle was fought on 6 September 1842, and ended with a Dogra victory.Background
The Dogras under the suizerenity of the Sikh Empire had invaded Tibet in the Dogra–Tibetan war, however lost their general, Zorawar Singh in a battle. Encouraged by the victory, the Tibetans went on to invade Ladakh. The leader of the Dogra dynasty, Gulab Singh immediately sent relief forces and reinforcements, which included Sikh, Dogra and Kashmiri troops.Battle
The Battle took place on 6 September 1842. The Tibetans invaded Ladakh under the command of General Ragasha. The Tibetans decided upon a night attack, however were found out and could not do any major damage, instead they were pushed back. The Tibetans took shelter in a fortification, which was later attacked by the Dogras but had to withdraw. After four days, there was no clear victor. The Dogras decided to flood the Tibetan camp which was situated in a low level valley, after three days, the Tibetan camps were successfully flooded and had to be abandoned. When the Tibetans fled, the Dogras led several attacks and Wazir Mustaddi were sent to negotiate a truce, the Tibetan men came to the Dogra camped but were made prisoners. Among the seized, Tibetan General Ragasha was killed as an act of vengeance for Zorawar Singh. Another battle took place where the Dogras repulsed the Tibetans, many of the Tibetans being killed.Aftermath
Upon hearing of this struggle, Raja Gulab Singh had sent 4,000 reinforcements. However, upon hearing of the victory at Ladakh, they halted their march. Gulab Singh himself arrived in Leh shortly afterwards, and ordered the building of a new fort in Leh, replacing the old one. Gulab Singh also sent vakils to negotiate peace treaties with the Tibetan chiefs.