Younghusband
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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Lieutenant Knowles was killed, and Colonel Younghusband was wounded.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 6 (of 6)Louis Creswicke
Younghusband is a gallant man, a type of the noblest that a people can produce.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 1 (of 2)Sven Hedin
Seize Mrs. Younghusband, and Mrs. Snuffers, and Mrs. Doubleday, all three!
QuodlibetJohn P. Kennedy
He's been in Tibet; was one of Younghusband's interpreters in nineteen-four.
Caravans By NightHarry Hervey
To-morrow the Amban himself comes to meet Colonel Younghusband.
The Unveiling of LhasaEdmund Candler