Second British Attack on Almora -17
History British Campaign for Capturing Kumaon -61
Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) -277
History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -806
By: Bhishma Kukreti (A History Student)
In morning around 8.30Am, when the guns, gun powder, and weapons for British army reached to Almora from Katarmal, war again started. Lieutenant Winfield was instructed for capturing King Palace, Almora by taking his army from Deepchand temple towards Almora Fort. The King Palace was in between Deepchand Temple and Almora Fort. The King Palace was big building squared and two story building. There was eight feet high stonewall. The Gurkha soldiers fired on British soldiers from the palace. However, British soldiers jumped the wall and reached inside Palace. British soldiers reached upper story though steps. Eight or ten Gurkha soldiers ran away from other side. Till that time, 6 ponds canon was brought there. British army fired on a King Palace wall. The wall broke down and more British soldiers entered into Palace. A Canon was kept there.
Almora Fort was 70 yards away from King Palace.
British army was firing Guns from Deepchand Temple. Bullets were fired to Almora fort. Gurkha soldiers ran away towards Lalmandi Fort. Nicholas ordered soldiers for entering into Almora Fort from those windows through which Gurkha soldiers were coming out. However, windows were tightly closed by Gurkha soldiers. Gurkha soldiers fired and threw stones on British soldiers.
End of the War
Bamshah could not continue war. His soldiers were dissatisfied due to hunger and they did not get salary for months. Gurkha soldiers were faithful but outsiders deceived Gurkha Kingdome and at the crucial time, outsiders left Gurkha army. Gurkha army was not having sufficient resources for heading on with resourceful British army. Bamshah consulted his deputies as Angad, Chamu Bhandari, Jasmadan Thapa and even Hearsay. After consultation , Bamshah decided to end war. At nine in morning, Bamshah showed white flags a symbol of ending war. Bamshah sent his faithful subordinate for requesting british commander for stopping firing and attack. That subordinate was having a letter from Bamshah and other letter from Hearsay for Nicholas.
(From writings of B D Pande, Atkinson, Preamble, Sanwal, Saxsena, Fraser, Letter of Bamshah for Amar Singh Thapa etc)
Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India, bckukreti@gmail.com 22/5/2016
History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -807
*** 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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