Battle of Tololing

The Battle of Tololing was a pivotal battle in the Kargil War between India's 2nd Rajputana Rifles's and troops from one full battalion of Pakistan’s Northern Light Infantry who were aided by Pakistani irregulars in 1999.

Battle of Tololing
Part of the Kargil War
Date May–June 1999 Location Dras, Ladakh, India 34°27′51″N 75°47′45″E Result Indian victory[1][2]
Belligerents
India	Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Magod Basappa Ravindranath Major Padmapani Acharya † Major Rajesh Adhikari † Major Vivek Gupta † Major Mohit Saxena	Major Anwar Khan
Units involved
18 Grenadiers 16 Grenadiers 1 Naga Regiment 2 Rajputana Rifles	5 Northern Light Infantry Mujahideen
Casualties and losses
23 Killed 70 Wounded	125 Killed

The Tololing peak dominates over the Srinagar-Leh Highway (NH 1D), which is a vital link. Many of the Indian Army losses had to do with the nature of the terrain, as World War I style frontal charges had to be mounted to dislodge the intruders and reclaim the peaks. The three-week assault finally culminated with India taking control of the peak and changing the course of the war.

Major Rajesh Adhikari (posthumously), Major Vivek Gupta (posthumously), Major Padmapani Acharya (posthumously) and Havildar Digendra Kumar were awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest military honour for their daring actions on the peak. Col Ravindranath and Captain Vijayant Thappar were awarded Vir Chakra.