Himachal People Revolting against Gurkha –Part -2
Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) -210
History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -736
When British army officers with highly developed modern weapons were showing coward attitude and using wrong strategies against Gurkha/Nepal the people of Jaunsar (Dehradun, Garhwal) were organizing them against Gurkha/Nepal. Jaunsari were eager to push Gurkha/Nepalese army from their territory. When on 20th October 1814, the British army led by Lieutenant Colonel Carpenter reached near to Kalsi the Gurkha army ran away from Kalsi Fort and ran to Bairatgarhi north of Kalsi. As British army captured Kalsi Fort, Jaunsari people became ready to kill Gurkha soldiers merely by wood staffs. Gurkha soldiers were taking shelter in Bairatgarhi at height of 7000 feet and the fort was safer than Khalnga Garh or Nalapani fort and Jaithak /Jaithok Fort. Jaunsari people stopped the supply chain reaching to Bairatgarhi. On 30th November 1814, Balbhadra ran away from Bairatgarhi and British army led by Captain fast captured Bairatgarhi. According to Wilson, British army could capture Bairatgarhi only by the help of Jaunsari people who were acquainted about reaching to such difficult terrain as Bairatgarhi.
Jaunsaris Following Balbhadra
Jaunsar People were enthusiastic after British captured Bairatgarhi .Now, Jaunsar people started stopping supply chains at various forts where Gurkha soldiers were staying. Jaunsar people followed Balbhadra who was escaping from Bairatgarhi towards Jaithak/Jaithok. There was head on between Jaunsari people and Balbhadra soldiers while Balbhadra soldiers were crossing Tones River. With 1000 soldiers, Major Baldric was coming towards Tones River for stopping Balbhadra reaching to Jaithok/Jaithak. However, there was heavy snow fall and storm and British army could not reach to Tones valley. Many Jaunsari entered into British army for taking revenge against Gurkha soldiers.
Revolt in Himachal against Gurkha/Nepalese Army
As soon the people of Himachal came to know the brave acts of Jaunsaris, the people of Plava, Puchhar, Sain, Morni , Rajgarh the opposite of Tons valley of Himachal regions became active against Gurkha/Nepalese soldiers. Getting information, British commander sent a battalion to help Himachal people the valley opposite of Tons valley. However, before British army reached to that territory People of Pulva, Puchhar , Rajgarh and Morni revolted against Gurkha soldiers and they also stopped supply chain of Gurkha soldiers. Balbhadra was also going through that territory and his army burnt many villages of that Territory.
(From wittings of Fraser, Prinsep, Premble, Sitaram, Hamilton , Thompson and Garret)
Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India, bckukreti@gmail.com 10/1//2016
History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -737
*** 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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