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Lesson Contribution of Gallant Warriors in
7.7
the Anglo-Nepal War

FACTS Father of Bhimsen Thapa was Amar Singh Thapa
to Understand and Father of Amar Singh Thapa was Bhim Singh
Thapa, but they are not connected to each other.

Many Nepalese warriors fought very bravely against the British soldiers. There were
many Gallant warriors who fought till their end to protect the sovereignty of the
nation. Among them Balabhadra Kunwar, Amar Singh Thapa, Bhakti Thapa made
their enemy surprise through their bravery. Here, we are going to discuss these
warriors.

Balabhadra Kunwar

Balabhadra Kunwar took the command of Fort
of Kalanga, which was constructed in the place
called Nalapani in Mussoorie at an altitude
of 600 feet. He had to defend the area with
limited soldiers of around 600 troops. From the
British side major Gillespie and Colonel Maubi
were advancing to capture the Khalanga Fort
with 3500 soldiers, 11 cannons and many guns
and rifles. They were divided into 4 groups to
surround the Fort from all sides and attack at
once.
Major General Sir Robert Rolls Gillespie sent a Balabhadra Kunwar
letter to Balabhadra a night before the attack.
In his letter, Gillespie asked Balabhadra Kunwar to surrender, to which Balabhadra
Kunwar replied, “I am not in the habit of reading a letter at midnight. I will meet
Gillespie soon.” Saying this he tore the letter. Next morning the English troops
attacked and fired cannon balls at the fort. The Nepalese troops from the other side
responded with guns, stones, bricks, arrows and logs. The women and children fought
very bravely. Lieutenant Ellis who was leading the British troops was hit by a bullet
fired from the Nepalese soldiers and was killed. The British soldiers were depressed
by the Nepalese attack. This made Major Gillespie start marching to the fort with a
gun in one hand and sword in the other. As he was trying to climb up the wall of the
fort, he was also killed in the battle field by a bullet fired by the Nepalese soldiers. A
total of 266 soldiers lost their lives from the side of the British. They could not sustain
for long so fled to Dehradun. After having defeated the English, Balabhadra Kunwar
sent a letter to Kathmandu and appealed for more reinforcement. But the troop from
Nahan which had come for help were blocked on the way by the English troops.

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