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{{about|the operation in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948]]|the French Army operation in Chad in 1969–1972|Opération Bison}}
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[[Image:J&K08low.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Operation Duck 15 August 1948 - 1 November 1948]]
'''Operation Bison''' is the codename of the assault and capture of [[Zoji La]], [[Dras]] and [[Kargil district]] in [[Ladakh]] by the [[Indian Army]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948|Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948]].<ref name="Rescue">{{cite book |title=Operation Rescue:Military Operations in Jammu & Kashmir 1947-49|last=Sinha |first=Lt. Gen. S.K. |year=1977 |publisher=Vision Books |location=New Delhi |isbn=81-7094-012-5 |pages=103–127|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SMwBAAAAMAAJ |access-date=4 August 2010}}</ref>

Zoji La had been seized by Pakistani raiders in 1948 in their campaign to capture [[Ladakh]]. The pass was recaptured by Indian forces on 1 November in a daring assault, which achieved success primarily due to the surprise use of armour, then the highest altitude at which armour had operated in combat in the world.<ref name="Rescue"/>

Initially, an unsuccessful attack was launched by the [[77th Indian Infantry Brigade|77th Parachute Brigade]] (Brig Atal) to capture Zoji La. Operation Duck, the earlier name for this assault, was renamed as Operation Bison by Lt Gen [[Kodandera Madappa Cariappa|Cariappa]], the Western Army commander. [[M3 Stuart|M5 Stuart light tanks]] of the [[7th Light Cavalry|7th Cavalry]] regiment were moved in dismantled condition through Srinagar and winched across bridges while two field companies of the [[Madras Engineer Group|Madras Sappers]] converted the mule track from [[Baltal, Jammu and Kashmir|Baltal]] up the Zoji La to [[Gumri]] into a jeep track. The surprise attack on 1 November by the brigade with armour supported by two regiments of [[Ordnance QF 25 pounder|25 pounders]] and a regiment of [[3.7-inch mountain howitzer|3.7 inch guns]], saw the Pakistanis being surprised. The pass was forced and the raider column pushed back to [[Matayan]] and later [[Dras]]. The brigade linked up on 24 November at [[Kargil town|Kargil]] with Indian troops advancing from [[Leh]] while the Pakistanis eventually withdrew northwards toward [[Skardu]].

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