British Attacking Nepal before Declared Time

Anglo Nepalese War with   Reference to Gurkha Rule over Uttarakhand & Himachal -35

History of Gorkha /Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) -155   

             History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -677

                          By: Bhishma Kukreti (A History Student) 

  When the planning and men & materials were at right place, British people and Company employees returned back from Nepal ruled territory Hastings declared his intention to those Kings who were displaced by Gurkha about war with Nepal.   The letter about war was sent on first November 1814 for help from ex Kings. However, British army entered in Doon valley and captured Khalanga Fort of Dehradun on 2oth November 1814.

(*Based on Jon Premble, Sanwal, Saxena )

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India, bckukreti@gmail.com27/7/2015

History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -678

*** History of Gorkha/Gurkha /Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) to be continued in next chapter 

(The History of Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar write up is aimed for general readers)

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