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Battle of Rezang La
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| Battle of Rezang La Battle of No.8 & 9 Indian Posts in Ngari Chinese: 阿印8、9据点战斗 | |||||||||
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| Part of Sino-Indian War and Battle of Bangongluo | |||||||||
 Indian memorial for the battle at Rezang La | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 India |
 China | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Major Shaitan Singh † | Lt.Col. Gao Huanchang[1] | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| C Company, 13th Battalion[2] | 3rd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment (Reinforced)[note 1] | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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Indian source:[2] ~120 soldiers Chinese source[3]: 140-150 soldiers |
Chinese source:[1] ~700 soldiers Indian source:[2] ~3000 soldiers[note 2] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Indian source:[2] 114 killed Chinese source[3]: 136 killed 5 captured |
Chinese source:[4] 21 killed 98 wounded Indian source:[2] 1,400 killed | ||||||||
The Battle of Rezang La [note 3], also known as Battle of No.8 and No.9 Indian Posts in Ngari (Chinese: 阿印8、9号据点之战) in Chinese narrative, was a military engagement that took place on 18 November 1962, during the Second phase of Sino-Indian War in wester LAC.
To Chinese, it is a major military engagement in the Battle of Bangongluo (Chinese: 班公洛之战),[5] where the reinforced 3rd Battalion of 11th Infantry Regiment was able to capture Rezang La with superior artillery fire in less than 2 hours.[4]
In Indian narrative, it is known that 120 Indian soldiers faced more than 3,000 Chinese soldiers and "successfully defended" the strategic mountain pass of Rezang Lah in Ladakh. Fought at an altitude of 16,000 ft (4,900 m), against overwhelming Chinese forces, the battle saw one of the greatest last stands, with Indian sources documenting more than 1400 Chinese casualties. Major Shaitan Singh, who led the defense, was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military honor, for his extraordinary bravery. Several other decorations were awarded posthumously to many officers and soldiers of the company.[6]
Notefoot
[edit]- ^ The reinforcing elements include:[1]
- 9th Rifle Company, 10th Infantry Regiment
- Sapper Company, 11th Infantry Regiment
- Flamethrower platoon, 4th Infantry Division
- 1 X Platoon of "No.5 checkpoint of Ngari Border Defense detachment"
- 2 X Batteries of 120mm mortar battery
- 1 X Detachment of 75mm recoiless guns (4 guns, reinforced from 10th Infantry Regiment)
- 1 X Platoon of 57mm recoiless guns (3 guns, reinforced from 3rd Cavalry Regiment)
- 1 X Anti-air machinegun crew
- ^ Indian source alleged 10th Infantry Regiment as a whole participated the battle with all 9 of its rifle companies[2]
- ^ "la" meaning hill in Tibetan/Ladhaki language)
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c People's Liberation Army Academy of Military Sciences 1993, pp. 261.
- ^ a b c d e f "Battle of Rezang La– 2023-11-18" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b People's Liberation Army Academy of Military Sciences 1993, pp. 260.
- ^ a b People's Liberation Army Academy of Military Sciences 1993, pp. 262.
- ^ People's Liberation Army Academy of Military Sciences 1993, pp. 258.
- ^ Singh 2016, p. 203.
Biblography
[edit]- People's Liberation Army Academy of Military Sciences (1993). 中印边境自卫反击作战史 [History of Sino-Indian Border Self-defensive counterattack] (PDF) (in Chinese (China)). Beijing: Military Science Publication. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- Singh, Amarinder (2016). The Monsoon War: Young Officers Reminisce – 1962 India-China War. Roli Books. ProQuest 1790518802.