Battle of Nalapani

The Battle of Nalapani was the first battle of the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814–1816, fought between the forces of the British East India Company and Nepal, then ruled by the House of Gorkha. The battle took place around the Nalapani fort, near Dehradun, which was placed under a month-long siege by the British, between 31 October and 30 November 1814. The fort's garrison was commanded by Captain Balbhadra Kunwar, while Major-General Robert Rollo Gillespie, who had previously fought in the Battle of Java, was in charge of the attacking British troops. Gillespie was killed on the first day of the siege while rallying his men. Despite considerable odds, both in terms of numbers and firepower, Balbhadra and his 600-strong garrison successfully held out against more than 5,000 British troops for over a month.

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1814  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

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First attack at Nalapani fails

Khalanga War Memorial

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1814	Battle of Nalapani	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
commons	image		First attack at Nalapani fails		Commons
commons	image		Khalanga War Memorial		Commons