Battle of Tiger Hill

Battle of Tiger Hill
Part of Kargil War
Date1999
LocationKargil district, in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Result Decisive Indian victory[1][2]
Belligerents
 Indian Army  Pakistan Army
Units involved
18 Grenadiers
8 Sikh
2 Naga
Strength
750 120
Casualties and losses
38 killed[3] 92 killed[3]
2 escaped[4]

The Battle of Tiger Hill encompasses the battles fought in and around the peak of Tiger Hill between the Indian Army and the Pakistan Army from the final week of May till second week of June 1999, during the Kargil War. The battle, with the concomitant battle for the adjoining peak of Tololing, culminated in Indian forces capturing Tiger Hill.

Indian battalions involved in the operation included 18 Grenadiers, 2 Naga, and 8 Sikh.

Main Battle

To launch an offensive and repel the Pakistani intruders from Tiger Hill, three battalions of the Indian Army, namely 18 Grenadiers, 2 Naga, and 8 Sikh, were chosen to assault the peak with support from the Regiment of Artillery.[4] The total assault required over 200 troops,[4] who received rear support from a further 2,000 troops. 18 Grenadiers further sub-divided themselves into Alpha, Charlie, and Ghatak companies when they carried out the assault on 3 July 1999 to attack from the rear.[4] In the final assault at the Tiger Hill top, ten Pakistani soldiers were killed while two escaped.[4][5] Five Indian soldiers also died in the battle.[4][5] The whole operation lasted 36 hours.[4] By 6:50 am on 4 July, the Indians had re-captured Tiger Hill (Point 4660).[1][4] In all, 38 Indian troops were killed in action, while 92 Pakistani troops were killed in action.[3]

Yogendra Singh Yadav of 18 Grenadiers was awarded the highest military honour of the Indian Republic, the Param Vir Chakra.[6] Overall Yadav was hit by 14 bullets and played a major role in capture of Tiger hills[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Wilson Prabhakar, Peter (2003). Wars, Proxy-wars and Terrorism: Post Independent India. Mittal Publications. p. 142. ISBN 9788170998907.
  2. ↑ Lavoy, Peter R., ed. (2009). Asymmetric Warfare in South Asia: The Causes and Consequences of the Kargil Conflict. Cambridge University Press. p. 190. ISBN 9781139482820.
  3. 1 2 3 Data India. Press Institute of India. 1999. p. 419.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dutt, Sanjay (2000). War and Peace in Kargil Sector. APH Publishing. pp. 210–213. ISBN 9788176481519.
  5. 1 2 Orton, Anna (2010). India's Borderland Disputes: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Epitome Books. p. 123. ISBN 9789380297156.
  6. ↑ "Seven Hour Battle that won India, Tiger Hill". Bharat Rakshak. 18 May 2005. Archived from the original on 21 August 2009.
  7. ↑ Bisht, Rachana (2009). The Brave: Param Vir Chakra Stories. Penguin Books. p. Yoginder singh Yadav Ghatak. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
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