Balbhadra Kunwar
Shree Captain Later General Balbhandra kunwar | |
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| श्री कप्तान पछि जेनरल बलभद्र कुँवर | |
Young Balbhadra Kunwar around Anglo-Nepal war | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 January 1789 Bhanwarkot, Kavre, Gorkha Empire (present-day Bhanwarkot, Panchkhal Kavrepalanchok District, Nepal) |
| Died | 13 March 1823 (aged 34) Nowshera, Sikh Empire (present-day Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
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| Relatives | see Kunwar family see Family of Amar Singh Thapa see Rana dynasty |
| Awards | National heroes of Nepal (posthumous) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Nepal Sikh Empire |
| Rank | Captain (Nepali convention) |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-Nepalese War |
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Balbhadra Kunwar (30 January 1789 – 13 March 1823) was a Gorkhali military General, Commander and administrator in the Sikh Empire and the Kingdom of Nepal. He was highly praised for his military skill for the defence of Nalapani fort in the Anglo-Nepalese War (1814–1816). He was a captain in the Nepalese military and was tasked as commander to protect the forts of Dehradun.