Kerong was occupied by Bam Bahadur without opposition and a Tibetan force at Kukurghat, north of Kerong, after which the Nepalese pushed on to Dzongka, the Tibetan main point of resistance in the area.
Kerong blev besat af Bam Bahadur uden opposition og en tibetansk styrke ved Kukurghat, nord for Kerong, hvorefter nepaleserne rykkede videre til Dzongka, det tibetanske centrum for modstand i området.