Anglo-Nepalese War

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military conflict war

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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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Anglo-Nepalese War canonical	17
Anglo-Gorkha War	1
Anglo-Nepalese conflicts	1
Gurkha War	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Gorkha War Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ surface form: Gurkha War
belligerent	British East India Company ⓘ Gorkha Kingdom ⓘ Nepal ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Nepal
cause	border disputes between Nepal and British India ⓘ territorial expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom ⓘ
combatantStrength	British East India Company forces ⓘ surface form: 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	South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent Nepal ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Nepal northern frontiers of British India ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Jaithak ⓘ Battle of Makwanpur ⓘ Battle of Malaun ⓘ Battle of Nalapani ⓘ Battle of Nalapani ⓘ surface form: Siege of Nalapani
partOf	history of British India ⓘ history of Nepal ⓘ
precededBy	Gorkha expansion in the Himalayas ⓘ
relatedTo	British India ⓘ surface form: British Raj Gurkha units ⓘ surface form: 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 (20)

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

Gurkha units → formedAfter → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ

Anglo-Nepalese War → alsoKnownAs → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gurkha War

Anglo-Nepalese War → alsoKnownAs → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Gorkha War

Bhimsen Thapa → conflict → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ

General David Ochterlony → participantIn → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ

subject surface form: David Ochterlony

Treaty of Sugauli → follows → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ

Treaty of Sugauli → endOfConflict → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ

Treaty of Sugauli → relatedTo → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ

Battle of Nalapani → partOf → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ

Battle of Nalapani → conflict → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ

Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings → conflict → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ

Gorkha Kingdom → conflict → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ

Battle of Jaithak → conflict → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ

Battle of Jaithak → partOf → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ

Battle of Jaithak → historicalPeriod → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Nepalese conflicts

Battle of Makwanpur → conflict → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ

Battle of Makwanpur → partOf → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ

Battle of Malaun → conflict → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ

Battle of Malaun → partOf → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ

Lord Hastings → conflict → Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ