History British Campaign for Capturing Kumaon -29
Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) -242
History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -770
Gurkha/Nepalese army failed in stopping British army entering in Bhujan/Bujan and Chaumukhia /Chamua). Gurkha/Nepalese army made strategy for stopping British Army march at Kumpur/Ranikhet. British army had to go ahead of the hill Chamua/Chaumukhiya to the Katallekh Hill. The Katallekh Hill reached to near Almora east. The narrow lane on the Katallekh shrine was safe for British army.
As per strategy, Gurkha/Nepalese army reached to Kumpur (Ranikhet region) Hill at height of 5983 Feet. Gurkha army erected Fence there that was opposite of Chaumukhia /Chamua Hill. Kumpur camp was important from battle point of view as British army had to cross Kumpur ( in Ranikhet) hill for reaching Almora city.
The Gurkha/Nepalese Army camp was in such a place that Lieutenant Colonel Gardner Army had to head on with Nepalese Army for reaching Almora. Gardner asked maximum numbers of soldiers for reaching at his Camp. Gardner asked soldiers of Kota and Kath ki Nav camps to reach his camp at Chamua /Chaumukhia. Only fifty soldiers and one police inspector was kept each in both the camps. Tiil that time, food supply also did not reach to Chamua/Chaumukhiya Camp .
On 18th February, British army camped at Kapina Hill that was nearer to Kampur Hill. The British Camp was just opposite of fenece of Nepalese Army Camp. There were 1500 Gurkha/Nepalese soldiers in the camp. It was difficult to win over Gurkha army at that place. British army was also not having appliances for breaking the fence of camp.
From 28th February to 22nd March 1815, British Army had to stay in that Camp at Kapina Hill. One day, a few Nepalese soldiers attacked on British camp with Khukari (Swords). Rohilla soldiers defeated Nepalese soldiers. Second day, 600 Gurkha/Nepalese soldiers attacked on British camp. Same numbers of Rohilla soldiers defeated Nepalese soldiers. By 8thMarch , more 850 Rohila soldiers reached to British Army camp. Now, L. Colonel Gardner decided to attack on Gurkha/Nepalese Camp.
(From writings of B D Pande, Atkinson, Sanwal, Saxsena, Fraser etc)
Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India, bckukreti@gmail.com 10/4/2016
History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -771
*** 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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