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Bayonets to Lhasa Francis Younghusband and the British Invasion of Tibet - Peter Fleming Collection Author: The British invasion of Tibet in 1904 is one of the strangest events in British imperial history. Planned by Lord Curzon as a strategic move in the Great Game, the incursion was in fact ill-conceived and inspired by only the weakest of motivations. Led by the soldier, explorer, and mystic Francis Younghusband, the mission?doomed from the very be... more »
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