Younghusband

/ (ˈjʌŋˌhʌsbənd) /

noun

Sir Francis Edward. 1863–1942, British explorer, mainly of N India and Tibet. He used military force to compel the Dalai Lama to sign (1904) a trade agreement with Britain

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Example sentences from the Web for younghusband

And now they will have to stand a siege, on forty days' rations, till Younghusband and Gorringe can relieve them.
Letters from Mesopotamia|Robert Palmer
To-morrow the Amban himself comes to meet Colonel Younghusband.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler
As to Younghusband's Brigade, it turns out they cannot be employed here: too many Mahomedans.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2|Ian Hamilton
Colonel Younghusband had not been at Tuna many days before it became clear that there could be no hope of a peaceful solution.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler

Younghusband, however, added that after the capture of the fort he was perfectly willing to open negociations again.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler