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Battle of Makwanpur was fought on 28 February 1816 in Makwanpurgadhi, Nepal between Nepal and the East India Company. [1] It resulted in British victory. [2] References
The Battle of Makwanpur (1762), the Battle of Makwanpur (1763), and the Battle of Makwanpur (1816) were fought in this fort. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In 2015, the Government of Nepal issued stamps featuring the Makwanpur Gadhi.
Battle of Makwanpur was fought on 21 August 1762 in Makwanpurgadhi, Nepal between the Gorkha Kingdom and the Kingdom of Makwanpur. [1] The battle lasted for about eight hours and resulted in Gorkhali victory. [2] 60 Gorkhali and 400 Makwanpur soldiers were killed in battle. [2]
The Senas of Makwanpur was a kingdom located in the northern parts of the Mithila region of Nepal. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] For a part of their history, up till 1675, they were subordinate to the Rajas of Darbhanga [ 5 ] and paid tribute to them.
Battle of Makwanpur may refer to: Battle of Makwanpur (1762), a battle between the Gorkha Kingdom and the Kingdom of Makwanpur; Battle of Makwanpur (1763), a battle between the Gorkha Kingdom and the Nawab of Bengal; Battle of Makwanpur (1816), a battle between the Kingdom of Nepal and the East India Company
The first division, at Dinapur, being the largest, was commanded by Major-General Marley, and was intended to seize the pass at Makwanpur, between Gunduk and Bagmati, the key to Nepal, and to push forward to Kathmandu: thus at once carrying the war into the heart of the enemy's country.
Rivalry between Nepal and the East India Company—over the princely states bordering Nepal and India—eventually led to the Anglo-Nepalese War (1814–16). The Treaty of Sugauli was signed in 1816, ceding large parts of the Nepali territories of the Terai and Sikkim , which accounted to nearly one-third of the country, to the East India ...
The battle lasted for around eight hours and while Makwanpur was annexed, King Digbardhan and Kanak Singh escaped to Hariharpur Gadhi. [13] After occupying the Makwanpur, the Gorkhali forces planned to take Hariharpur Gadhi, a strategic fort on a mountain ridge of the Mahabharat range, also south of Kathmandu.