Gorkhali forces

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military force

Gorkhali forces were the military troops of the Kingdom of Gorkha (early Nepal), renowned for their fierce resistance and martial skill during the Anglo-Nepalese War.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Gorkha forces 2
Gorkhali forces canonical 1
Gurkha 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military force ⓘ
activeIn 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
allegiance Shah dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gorkha forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gorkhali army NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandedBy Amar Singh Thapa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bhakti Thapa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Prithvi Narayan Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict Anglo-Nepalese War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gorkha expansion campaigns ⓘ
country Kingdom of Gorkha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ
era early modern period ⓘ
ethnicComposition Gurkha peoples ⓘ
Khas people NERFINISHED ⓘ
garrisonedIn Gorkha NERFINISHED ⓘ
various hill forts of Nepal ⓘ
historicalRole unification of Nepal ⓘ
inspired Gorkha regiments in Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
later Gurkha regiments in British Army ⓘ
language Nepali language NERFINISHED ⓘ
legacy formation of Gurkha identity ⓘ
reputation for bravery in South Asian military history ⓘ
militaryBranch infantry ⓘ
irregular hill troops ⓘ
notableFor defence of hill forts ⓘ
fierce resistance against British forces ⓘ
martial skill ⓘ
mountain warfare ⓘ
opponent British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
various Himalayan principalities ⓘ
partOf Kingdom of Gorkha NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ
central Nepal ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
successor Royal Nepalese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedTactic close-quarters combat ⓘ
defence of fortified hill positions ⓘ
guerrilla-style mountain warfare ⓘ
usedWeapon bows and arrows ⓘ
khukuri ⓘ
matchlock firearms ⓘ
muskets ⓘ
traditional Nepalese swords ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Battle of Nalapani → belligerent → Gorkhali forces ⓘ
Battle of Jaithak → belligerent → Gorkhali forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gorkha forces
Battle of Jaithak → defender → Gorkhali forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gorkha forces
Battle of Jaithak → combatant → Gorkhali forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nepalese Gorkha soldiers
Pyin Oo Lwin → hasEthnicCommunity → Gorkhali forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gurkha