Battle of Nalapani

E189688

battle military engagement

The Battle of Nalapani was a pivotal 1814 engagement in which a small Gorkhali force famously resisted a much larger British East India Company army, marking the fierce opening of the Anglo-Nepalese War.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Siege of Nalapani	3
Battle of Nalapani canonical	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
aftermath	enhanced reputation of Gorkhali soldiers as brave fighters ⓘ prompted British reassessment of Nepalese military strength ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Nalapani ⓘ surface form: Siege of Nalapani
belligerent	British East India Company forces ⓘ surface form: British East India Company army Gorkhali forces ⓘ
casualties	high British casualties relative to Gorkhali force size ⓘ
commander	Balbhadra Kunwar ⓘ Colonel Sebastian Xavier Martindell ⓘ Major-General Rollo Gillespie ⓘ
conflict	Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Nepal ⓘ
date	1814 ⓘ
endDate	30 November 1814 ⓘ
followedBy	subsequent Anglo-Nepalese War battles in the Garhwal and Kumaon regions ⓘ
fortification	Nalapani fort ⓘ
historicalSignificance	early demonstration of Gurkha military qualities valued later by the British ⓘ symbol of Nepalese bravery and resistance ⓘ
location	Nalapani ⓘ near Dehradun ⓘ present-day Uttarakhand, India ⓘ
memorials	commemorated in Nepalese military history ⓘ remembered in local traditions around Dehradun ⓘ
notableFor	defence of Nalapani fort by a small garrison ⓘ fierce Gorkhali resistance ⓘ heavy British casualties ⓘ opening engagement of the Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ
opponent	British East India Company ⓘ Gorkha Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Nepal
partOf	Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ
precededBy	British declaration of war on the Kingdom of Nepal in 1814 ⓘ
region	Garhwal ⓘ surface form: Garhwal region
result	British East India Company tactical victory ⓘ Gorkhali forces conducted an organized withdrawal ⓘ
sideEffect	contributed to eventual British recruitment of Gurkha soldiers ⓘ
startDate	31 October 1814 ⓘ
strength	British East India Company force several thousand strong ⓘ Gorkhali force of roughly a few hundred soldiers ⓘ
tactics	British use of artillery bombardment ⓘ Gorkhali use of defensive fortifications ⓘ siege of a fortified hill position ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anglo-Nepalese War → notableBattle → Battle of Nalapani ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Nalapani

Battle of Nalapani → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Nalapani ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Nalapani

Battle of Jaithak → relatedEvent → Battle of Nalapani ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Nalapani