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After much preparation under colonel Maubi, the English troops attacked the fort
of Khalanga for the second time. The Nepalese troops counter attacked with stone,
rocks, guns, logs and domestic weapons too. Even English captain Mensitart and
Princep praised the bravery showed by the Nepalese women in the war. They even
tried to cover the holes in their body made by the cannon ball and fought with their
enemy. Failing to defeat the Nepalese force through direct attack, Maubi adopted the
strategy of trick.
The English troops surrounded the fort from all sides and cut off the water supply
and fired upon the women carrying water. The limited water stored in 115 pitchers
were also damaged in the battle. As a result many soldiers started dying for water.
Nepalese troop found impossible to survive in the fort due to no water and the odour
of dead bodies lying in the fort. The remaining men and women came out of the fort,
leaving it forever to quench their thirst and to get rid of bad odours of the dead bodies.
They quenched their thirst from a nearby river and made their way to another fort of
Jitgadh for its security amidst heavy firing from the British soldiers.

While leaving the fort Balabhadra Kunwar said at the loud voice, "it was impossible
for you to have victory over the fort, but I leave it on my own accord". The British
were stunned and started praising Balabhadra Kunwar and his handful soldiers. The
even erected stones in memory and bravery of Balabhadra Kunwar and his soldiers.
The inscription that describes “This is inscribed as a tribute of respect for our gallant
adversary, Babudder (Balabhadra) commander of the fort and his brave Gorkhas”.
Captain Princep and Captain Vansittart praised the bravery showed by Nepalese
women in the war in their book.

Amar Singh Thapa

Amar Singh Thapa was the son of Bagh Bhim
Singh Thapa. He got the title of Bada Kaji
after the death of his father in the battle of
Palanchowk. Bada Kaji Amar Singh Thapa
played an important role at the time of the victory
of Baise and Chaubise States and extension of
Nepal’s boundary up to Sutlej. He was entrusted
the responsibility of operation of the war in the
west including Kamau and Gadhwal. He was
also known as the “Living Lion of Nepal”. He was
the Bada Kaji General of the Nepalese forces of
the western from in the Anglo-Nepal War. Sir Amar Singh Thapa
David Ochterloney was the commander from
English side. He made Malaun fort at Ramgadh. He fought very bravely against the
British to protect the fort. His major achievement was the attack on several places in
western states of Nepal like Jumla, Doti, Kumaon, Gadhwal, Dehradun, Shrinagar,
Nalagadh, Taragadh, Champa, etc. A year before the war, his son had even made
sworn-fried with the son of Major General Ochterlony. So Ochterlony attempted to
lure him for sideing and surrender instead he’ll get respectable position in British
East India but refused and prepared for war.
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