Battle of Jaithak
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The Battle of Jaithak was a key 1814–1815 engagement in the Anglo-Nepalese War, where Gorkha forces defended a strategic hill fort against British East India Company troops in the Himalayan foothills.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Jaithak canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| attacker |
British East India Company forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British East India Company troops
|
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Gorkhali forces ⓘ
surface form:
Gorkha forces
|
| combatant |
British East India Company sepoys
ⓘ
Gorkhali forces ⓘ
surface form:
Nepalese Gorkha soldiers
|
| conflict | Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war engagement ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of Nepal
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1814–1815 ⓘ |
| defender |
Gorkhali forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Gorkha forces
|
| endDate | 1815 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Anglo-Nepalese War
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Nepalese conflicts
|
| location |
Himalayan foothills
ⓘ
Jaithak ⓘ present-day India ⓘ |
| militaryTactics |
assault on fortified heights
ⓘ
hill fort defence ⓘ |
| notableFor | strong Gorkha defence of a fortified hill position ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | British campaign against Gorkha hill forts ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Malaun
ⓘ
Battle of Nalapani ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Nalapani
|
| result | Gorkha defensive success ⓘ |
| startDate | 1814 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of a key position in the Himalayan foothills ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | defence of a hill fort ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar |
western Himalayas
ⓘ
surface form:
North Indian Himalayan region
|
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