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Anglo-Nepalese War (1814–1816) [6] Kingdom of Nepal East India Company Garhwal Kingdom Patiala State Kingdom of Sikkim. Defeat. Third Nepal-Tibet War (1855–1856) [7] Kingdom of Nepal: Tibet under Qing rule: Victory. World War I (1914–1918) France United Kingdom Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa; Russia Italy United States Serbia
The Nepalese Civil War was a protracted armed conflict that took place in the then Kingdom of Nepal from 1996 to 2006. It saw countrywide fighting between the Kingdom rulers and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) , with the latter making significant use of guerrilla warfare . [ 11 ]
The rivalry between Nepal and the British East India Company over the princely states bordering Nepal and British-India eventually led to the Anglo-Nepalese War (1814–16), in which Nepal suffered substantial losses due to lack of guns and ammunitions against the British-Indian forces with advanced weapons.
The Anglo-Nepalese War (1 November 1814 – 4 March 1816), also known as the Gorkha 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.
Thousands of Nepalese citizens fight as soldiers for British in World War I (to 1918) 1923: 21 Dec: Treaty with Britain affirms Nepal's sovereignty. 1935: 2 June: Nepal's first political party, Nepal Praja Parishad is founded (led by Tanka Prasad Acharya). [15] 1939: Tens of thousands of Nepalese citizens fight as soldiers for British in World ...
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 fall of the hilltop town located to the west of Kathmandu, which was marked by bloody fighting and savagery, was a setback for the valley's defense. On 13th Ashwin 1825 B.S. (26 September 1768), the Gorkhali forces commanded by Vamsharaj Pande, Surapratap Shah and Tularam Pande attacked Kathmandu and captured the royal palace in the night. [19]
Anglo-Nepalese War and Nepal-Tibet War Jit Gadhi fort , site of Nepal's victory against the British army; led by Chhetri Colonel Ujir Singh Thapa during Anglo-Nepalese war [ 31 ] Chhetri commanders and generals of the military campaigns of the kingdom of Nepal have shaped the political course of the country overwhelmingly.