British Army Capturing Kalsi Garh

 Khalanga Campaign -4

     Anglo Nepalese War with   Reference to Gurkha Rule over Uttarakhand & Himachal -54

History of Gorkha /Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) -173   

             History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -696

                                         By: Bhishma Kukreti (A History Student)

   The Third Battalion started Marching on 1th October 1814 from Meerut for Dehradun region. Third Battalion reached to Saharanpur on 18^th October 1814.  Higher authorities ordered to Lieutenant Colonel Carpenter the commander of 17^thIndian soldier regiment for capturing on Timalighate with three guns and thereafter march for Dehradun region by capturing Yamuna River ports. Authorities ordered Carpenter for establishing Military Barracks at Yamuna Ports. On 20^thOctober 1814, Carpenter entered Dehradun via Timalighate through Yamuna Bank.  Lieutenant Colonel Carpenter kept soldiers at each Yamuna Port Military Station came on the way towards Dehradun from Timalighate.   There was no Gurkha resistance in the way from Timalighat to Kalsi region.

             Gurkha army and villagers ran away towards safe places before British Army came to Dehradun region. Before sun set, Lieutenant Colonel Carpenter reached to Kalsi. Indian soldiers led by Lieutenant Colonel Carpenter forced Gurkha Soldiers to run away from Gurkha Army centre in Kalsi Garh. Gurkha soldiers ran away towards north and took shelter in Bairatgarh that was north of Kalsi Garh.

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India, bckukreti@gmail.com 21/8/2015

History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -697

*** 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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