British Gaining Sympathy from Kumaunis

History British Campaign for Capturing Kumaon -15

Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) -228

             History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -756 

                                                        

                                         By: Bhishma Kukreti (A History Student)

                      Governor General was taking action with care after Khalanga defeat. He was cautious about hills of Uttarakhand and Himachal. The temporary Rohila soldiers were not devotee as Hindu soldiers. British army could not offer suitable training to temporary Rohila soldiers too. Rohila cavalry was expert in battles in plains but was not suitable in fighting Gurkha in Hills of Kumaon and Garhwal. Therefore, for capturing Kumaon, it was essential that British gain sympathy of Kumaunis of hills.  

   High command instructed Gardner brothers that at every stage they have to gain the sympathy of local Kumaunis. Fagan instructed L. Colonel Gardner that the British army should gain sympathy of Kamin, Sayanas and other influential people of Kumaon villages coming in Campaign Path. By getting sympathy from local Kumaunis British army could hand over the camp to Kumaunis.

(From writings of Bengal- Past and Present January, Atkinson, Sanwal, Saxsena,  Fraser etc) 

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India, bckukreti@gmail.com 23/3/2016

History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -757

*** 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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