Anglo-Nepalese War

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The Anglo-Nepalese War was an early 19th-century conflict between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Nepal that reshaped regional borders and led to the recruitment of Gurkha soldiers into British service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict
war
alsoKnownAs Anglo-Gorkha War
Gurkha War
belligerent British East India Company
Gorkha Kingdom
Kingdom of Nepal
cause border disputes between Nepal and British India
territorial expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom
combatantStrength British East India Company forces including Indian sepoys
Nepalese forces including Gurkha soldiers
commander Bhimsen Thapa
Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings
General David Ochterlony
consequence establishment of fixed boundary between Nepal and British India
formal recognition of Nepal as an independent kingdom by the British
reduction of Nepalese territory
start of Gurkha regiments in the British Army
endCondition ratification of the Treaty of Sugauli in 1816
endDate 1816
followedBy formalized Gurkha recruitment into British forces
hasParticipant Gurkha soldiers
historicalPeriod early 19th century
impact long-term military alliance between Britain and Nepal
reshaping of regional borders in the Himalayan region
legalBasisOf British control over Kumaon and Garhwal
location Indian subcontinent
Kingdom of Nepal
northern frontiers of British India
notableBattle Battle of Jaithak
Battle of Makwanpur
Battle of Malaun
Battle of Nalapani
Siege of Nalapani
partOf history of British India
history of Nepal
precededBy Gorkha expansion in the Himalayas
relatedTo British Raj
Gurkha regiments
expansion of British India
result British victory
Treaty of Sugauli
beginning of Gurkha recruitment into British service
territorial cession by Nepal
startDate 1814
territorialChange cession of Garhwal to the British East India Company
cession of Kumaon to the British East India Company
cession of parts of the Terai to the British East India Company
treaty Treaty of Sugauli

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Anglo-Nepalese War ("Gurkha War")
Anglo-Nepalese War ("Anglo-Gorkha War")
alsoKnownAs
Gurkha units
formedAfter

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