Anglo-Nepalese War
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The death of Rollo Gillespie at the Battle of Nalapani | |||||||||
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East India Company Supported by: Patiala State | Nepal | ||||||||
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First campaign:
100,000 Indian troops during both campaigns. | A little more than 11,000 | ||||||||
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| Unknown | Unknown but very heavy. | ||||||||
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The Anglo-Nepalese War (1 November 1814 – 4 March 1816), also known as the Gorkha War or Nepal-Company War, was fought between the Gorkhali army of the Kingdom of Nepal (present-day Nepal) and the forces of the British East India Company (EIC). Both sides had ambitious expansion plans for the mountainous north of the Indian subcontinent. The war ended with a British victory and the signing of the Treaty of Sugauli in 1816, which ceded some of the Nepalese-controlled territory to the EIC. The British war effort was led by the EIC against the Kingdom of Gorkha. Most of the Kingdom of Gorkha's war effort was led by the two Thapa families: the Thapa dynasty and the family of Amar Singh Thapa.