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Name: Chinese offensive (Sino-Indian War)

Type: Event

Start: 1962 AD

End: 1962 AD

Parent: Sino-Indian War

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Was a Chinese offensive during the Sino-Indian War.

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  • October 1962: In 1962, during the Sino-Indian War, Chinese troops led by General Zhang Guohua launched a three-pronged attack on Tawang, a town in the North-Eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. The Indian forces, under the command of Major Rinchin, were forced to evacuate the territory, leading to its military occupation by the People's Republic of China.
  • October 1962: Indian military posts north of Chushul were cleared by Chinese forces.
  • November 1962: The People's Republic of China penetrated close to the outskirts of Tezpur, Assam.
  • November 1962: The territories of the eastern part of the border India-China are evacuated by the Indian Army.
  • October 1962: The Chinese easily took the Chip Chap Valley, Galwan Valley, and Pangong Lake.
  • October 1962: The southern banks of the Namka Chu River are occupied by Chinese forces.

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