CHAPTER XIV

THE STORMING OF GYANTSE JONG—1904

Macdonald, with reinforcements, leaves Chumbi, p. 208. Good feeling of

country people, p. 208. Reinforcements reach Gyantse, p. 209. Ta lama

arrives to negotiate, p. 211. He is informed jong must be evacuated, p.

215. Operations against jong commence, p. 217. Gurdon killed, p. 218.

Grant leads assault, p. 219. Jong captured, p. 220. Negotiators not to

be found, p. 221. Preparations for advance completed, p. 221. Tongsa

Penlop informs Ta Lama of my readiness to negotiate _en route_ to Lhasa,

and Dalai Lama of our terms, p. 222.

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