Bayonets to Lhasa by Peter Fleming

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Describes Colonel Francis Younghusband's mission to Tibet in 1903 and 1904 to establish diplomatic relations with Great Britain.

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Original title: Bayonets to Lhasa: the first full account of the British invasion of Tibet in 1904
Original publication date: 1961
People/Characters: Francis Younghusband
Important places: Tibet; Lhasa, Tibet
Important events: Younghusband Expedition to Lhasa

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