"China Tibet conflict?" Topic

In the early 1950s, the Tibetan army opposed the Chinese invasion of Tibet, but was quickly overthrown. Were there battles worth representing? Any sources for those?

Then in the mid-1950s, there were some uprisings, fairly serious ones, in Tibet amongst the Champa and other peoples against the Chinese, some with CIA support. Same question as previously -- any battles of company+ scale and if so are there histories of them? Thanks.

Tibet in 1950's was a feudal kingdom -- they turned out a feudal army (literally). "Quickly" does not begin to describe how fast they were beaten. (The terrain was the limiting factor for the Chinese, not the Tibetans.)

The 1950 Tibetan army was equipped with bolt-action Lee-Enfields, Mongol-style recurve bows, and everything in between. Their organization had not changed much in the previous 500 years. Logistical support consisted of whatever the owner of the pack animal had loaded. The Chinese used veteran divisions with modern Soviet weapons. Massive fire-superiority, discipline, and superior night fighting tactics made all the fights quick and 1 sided. One of the Chinese goals in the fighting was to eliminate any future troublemakers, so their tactics focused on surrounding and exterminating the Tibetan opposition. They put down the uprisings just as brutally.

there's a film about it with brad pitt

On a side note, consistantly calling him Bad Spit tends to offmy wife and other females which makes me giggle. Just a fun fact.

It was just as one-sided as you would expect in a conflict between a giant nation that had been at war continuously for 20 years and a tiny nation largely composed of pacifists.
-Kle.

Thanks, sounds like a nonstarter.