What is Anglo-Nepalese War?
{{Infobox military conflict | conflict = | image = Anglo-Nepal war.jpg | image_size = | caption = [[Bhakti Thapa]] (yellow) leading Nepalese [[Nepali Army|Gurkhali Army]] against British forces | date = 1 November 1814 – 4 March 1816 | place = [[Kingdom of Nepal]] | result = [[East India Company]] victory }} '''The Battle of Nalapani''' was fought between the soldiers of the British East India Company and Nepal, which was then controlled by the House of Gorkha, in 1814-1816. The fight took place at [[Dehradun]], near the [[Nalapani]] fort, which was besieged by the British between October 31 and November 30, 1814.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nepalitimes.com/banner/where-nepals-banner-once-waved/|title=Where Nepal’s banner once waved|first=Alisha|last=Sijapati}}</ref> Captain Balbhadra Kunwar commanded the fort's defenders, while Major-General Robert Rollo Gillespie, who had previously participated in the Battle of Java, led the invading British forces. Gillespie was slain while rousing his soldiers on the first day of the siege.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/battle-of-nalapani--the-eternal-reminder-of-the-bravery-of-the-gorkhas.html|title=Battle of Nalapani: The Eternal Reminder of the Bravery of the Gorkhas|first=The|last=Pioneer|website=The Pioneer}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:History of Nepal]] [[Category:19th century in India]] [[Category:Wars involving India]] [[Category:1810s]] [[Category:19th-century conflicts]]