Second campaign Anglo-Nepalese War

gorkhali soldiers in 1815.

the outstretched nepalese army defeated on western front i.e. garhwal , kumaon area. ochterlony had outfoxed bada kaji amar singh thapa. successful british commander in first nepal-company campaign. not surprisingly lord moira appointed him main operational commander in second offensive on bharatpur-makawanpur-hariharpur front 17,000 strong invasion force, again, of them indian sepoys.

the british had given 15-day ultimatum nepal ratify treaty on 28 november. points of treaty difficult nepalese ratify quickly. delay provided excuse british commence second military campaign against kingdom. colonel bhaktawar singh thapa, brother of bhimsen thapa, had been appointed sector commander defensive battles area bijayapur sindhuli gadhi in first campaign. in second campaign, bada kaji amarsingh thapawas detailed sector commander sindhuli gadhi , eastern front. colonel bhaktawar singh thapa manning headquarters @ makwanpur gadhi. major general david ochterlony, overall commander against nepal massive 17,000 british troops assault fronts including upardang gadhi, sinchyang gadhi, kandrang gadhi, makawanpur gadhi , hariharpur gadhi.

during campaign in february 1816, ochterlony decided take infrequently used pass through mountains. failure there have been disaster british. successful passage allow birith directly emerge , attack nepalese s rear. colonel kelly , colonel o’hollorah followed river bagmati reach hariharpur gadhi. of heads of villagers bribed sensitive information defensive positions in area of hariharpur gadhi. information compromised nepalese defences. secret routes have given enemy advantage if able battalion through. british able advance more brigade’s strength. colonel kelly , colonel o’hollorah launched attack 2 different directions on 29 february. nepalese troops driven hariharpur gadhi after big battle. kaji ranjore singh thapa withdrew sindhuli gadhi link bada kaji amar singh thapa. british troops did not approach sindhuli gadhi , fell makawanpur end of march 1815 ad.

the situation became critical nepal , british have reached kathmandu if signing of treaty delayed further. major general david ochterlony settled down receive treaty, signed kathmandu durbar through chandra sekhar upadhyaya, pandit gajaraj mishra , though bhaktawar singh thapa. 2 days later ratified treaty handed on british in makawanpur. war ended treaty of sugauli , nepal succeeded in remaining independent lost one-third territory. river mechi became new eastern border , mahakali western boundary of nepal.

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