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| conflict = Battle of Tololing
| partof = the [[Kargil War]]
| image = |thumb|Indian Army after recapturing Tololing
| image_size =
| caption = Indian Soilders celebrating after reclaiming Tololing
| date = May–June 1999
| place = [[Dras]], [[Ladakh]], [[India]]
| territory =
| coordinates = {{coord|34|27|51|N|75|47|45|E|display=inline}}
| result = Indian victory<ref name="Asymmetric Warfare in South Asia: The Causes and Consequences of the Kargil Conflict">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sUIgAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA190 |title=Asymmetric Warfare in South Asia: The Causes and Consequences of the Kargil Conflict |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2009 |isbn=9781139482820 |editor-last=Lavoy |editor-first=Peter R. |page=190}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianstrategicknowledgeonline.com/web/Kargil%20Ops%20Related%20articles%20which%20is%20pub%20in%20Various%20media.pdf |title=Kargil Ops Related articles which is pub in Various media |website=indianstrategicknowledgeonline.com |format=PDF |accessdate=23 June 2022}}</ref>
| combatant1 = {{flag|India}}
| combatant2 = {{flag|Pakistan}}
| commander1 = {{flagdeco|India|army}} [[Colonel]] [[Magod Basappa Ravindranath]] {{flagdeco|India|army}}[[Major]] [[Padmapani Acharya]]{{KIA}} {{flagdeco|India|army}} [[Major]] [[Rajesh Adhikari]]{{KIA}} {{flagdeco|India|army}} [[Major (military rank)|Major]] [[Vivek Gupta (major)|Vivek Gupta]]{{KIA}} {{flagdeco|India|army}}[[Major (military rank)|Major]] Mohit Saxena
| commander2 = {{flagdeco|Pakistan|army}} [[Major (military rank)|Major]] [[Anwar Khan (Pakistan Army officer)|Anwar Khan]]
| units1 = {{army|India}}
* 18 [[The Grenadiers|Grenadiers]]
* 16 [[The Grenadiers|Grenadiers]]
* 1 [[Naga Regiment]]
* 2 [[Rajputana Rifles]]
* [[Madras Regiment]]
| units2 = {{army|Pakistan}}
* 5 [[Northern Light Infantry]]
* [[Mujahideen]]
| strength1 =
| strength2 =
| notes =
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Kargil War}}
{{Campaignbox Indo-Pakistani Wars}}
| casualties1 = 23 Killed 70 Wounded
| casualties2 = 125 Killed
}}

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

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The Tololing peak is a dominant position overlooking the [[Srinagar]] - [[Leh]] Highway ([[National Highway 1D (India)|NH 1D]]), which is a vital link. Much 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 reclaim the peaks to dislodge the intruders. The three-week assault finally culminated with India taking control of the peak and changing the course of the war.

Major [[Rajesh Adhikari]] ([[Posthumous recognition|posthumously]]), Major [[Vivek Gupta (major)|Vivek Gupta]] ([[wikt:Special:Search/posthumous|posthumously]]), Major [[Padmapani Acharya]] ([[wikt:Special:Search/posthumous|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 [[Magod Basappa Ravindranath|Ravindranath]] and Captain [[Vijayant Thappar]] were awarded [[Vir Chakra]].

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== In popular culture ==
''Turning Point at Tololing'', a [[Documentary film|feature documentary]] hosted by Maj Gen [[G. D. Bakshi]], aired on the Indian television channel [[Epic TV]]. It details the political and military background and course of the battle.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Turning Point at Tololing|url=https://www.epicon.in/documentaries/turning-point-at-tololing|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-13|website=[[EPIC ON]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923114513/https://www.epicon.in/documentaries/turning-point-at-tololing |archive-date=2020-09-23 }}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081208104328/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE3-6/lns.html Bharat Rakshak]

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[[Category:Battles of Indo-Pakistani wars|Tololing]]
[[Category:Kargil War|Tololing]]
[[Category:1999 in India]]
[[Category:1999 in Pakistan]]

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