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{{More footnotes|date=February 2013}}
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{{Infobox military conflict
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict          = Battle of Tololing
| conflict          = Battle of Tololing
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| coordinates      = {{coord|34|27|51|N|75|47|45|E|display=inline}}
| 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 2018}}</ref>
| 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}}
| combatant1        = {{flag|India}}
| combatant2        = {{flag|Pakistan}}
| combatant2        = {{flag|Pakistan}}
| commander1        = {{flagdeco|India|army}} [[Colonel]] [[Magod Basappa Ravindranath]]{{flagdeco|India|army}}[[Major]] [[Padmapani Acharya]]{{KIA}}<br>{{flagdeco|India|army}} [[Major]] [[Rajesh Adhikari]]{{KIA}}<br>{{flagdeco|India|army}} [[Major (military rank)|Major]] [[Vivek Gupta (major)|Vivek Gupta]]{{KIA}}<br>{{flagdeco|India|army}}[[Major (military rank)|Major]] Mohit Saxena
| commander1        = {{flagdeco|India|army}} [[Colonel]] [[Magod Basappa Ravindranath]]<br>{{flagdeco|India|army}}[[Major]] [[Padmapani Acharya]]{{KIA}}<br>{{flagdeco|India|army}} [[Major]] [[Rajesh Adhikari]]{{KIA}}<br>{{flagdeco|India|army}} [[Major (military rank)|Major]] [[Vivek Gupta (major)|Vivek Gupta]]{{KIA}}<br>{{flagdeco|India|army}}[[Major (military rank)|Major]] Mohit Saxena
| commander2        = {{flagdeco|Pakistan|army}} [[Major (military rank)|Major]] [[Anwar Khan (Pakistan Army officer)|Anwar Khan]]
| commander2        = {{flagdeco|Pakistan|army}} [[Major (military rank)|Major]] [[Anwar Khan (Pakistan Army officer)|Anwar Khan]]
| units1            = {{army|India}}  
| units1            = {{army|India}}  
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| campaignbox      = {{Campaignbox Kargil War}}
| campaignbox      = {{Campaignbox Kargil War}}
{{Campaignbox Indo-Pakistani Wars}}
{{Campaignbox Indo-Pakistani Wars}}
| casualties1      = 23 Killed; 70 Wounded
| casualties1      = 23 Killed<br>70 Wounded
| casualties2      = Unknown
| casualties2      = 125 Killed
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The '''Battle of Tololing''' was a pivotal battle in the [[Kargil War]] between [[India]]'s 2nd [[Rajputana Rifles]]'s and troops from the [[Pakistan]]’s [[Northern Light Infantry]] who were aided by Pakistani [[irregular military|irregulars]] in 1999.
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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