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0220 India and Tibet : vol.1
India and Tibet : vol.1 / Page 220 (Color Image)

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doi: 10.20676/00000295
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e "moved on" to London pollee
red from Trafalgh Square.
ed the two Lhasa Mayors who had
the day rode out again, and told
had been ordered not to fire, alt
the troops from advancing. I rep
ntinue the advance, and could n
y remain in the road. There w
road with a wall newly and del
it and it was obvious that if we w
natter the Tibetans behind that wall
ld I thought the affair was practicall
was streaming away from their
ps and had even begun to leave their
In a strange name. The Lhasa Ge
o men, recalled the men to their p
orted to General Macdonald situa
f our troops, they refused to move
ging and they would not leave the w
wn the road.

Macdonald and I had a consultation
that in these circumstances the situa
d them firm and let them go. W
to get, and found the Tibetans
in a fold of sleep behind the wa
in a position on the hillside under w
ld fire on me side; on the other si
we could open them at not 200 y
to nearest infantry were in readiness
a quarter of a mile away. Our me
ing up to the wall, with their rife
Tibetans within a few feet of them.
and found with his staff was on m
ening us again.

I then completely lost his head.
of five thousands of armed men, an
No made warning of our men
He had brought his men to
to the action when he had got th