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NEPAL - SIKH War
The #NepalSikhWar was a large scale military conflict in 1809 between the forces of
The #KingdomofNepal under
Amar Singh Thapa and
The #SikhEmpire under
General Dewan Mokham Chand of
Maharajah Ranjit Singh Ji
Pic 1 Dewan M Chand
Pic 2 AS Thapa
NEPAL - SIKH War
The #NepalSikhWar was a large scale military conflict in 1809 between the forces of
The #KingdomofNepal under
Amar Singh Thapa and
The #SikhEmpire under
General Dewan Mokham Chand of
Maharajah Ranjit Singh Ji
Pic 1 Dewan M Chand
Pic 2 AS Thapa
Nepal-Sikh War
Date:March 1809 โ August 1809
Location:#KangraFort
Result: #Sikh victory
โขNepalese retreat to the Arki Fort
in Pic Kangra Fort
by Charles Stewart Hardinge
Date:March 1809 โ August 1809
Location:#KangraFort
Result: #Sikh victory
โขNepalese retreat to the Arki Fort
in Pic Kangra Fort
by Charles Stewart Hardinge
leaders
#SikhEmpire
Maharaja RanjitSingh*
MokhamChand
#KingdomofNepal
Amar Singh Thapa
Bahadur Shah
Bhimsen Thapa*
Nain Singh Thapa
โStrength
10,000 Sikh imperialists of
The #SikhKhalsaArmy
16,000 #Gurkha warriors
โlosses
1,000 #Sikh soldiers killed
12,000 #Gurkha soldiers killed
#SikhEmpire
Maharaja RanjitSingh*
MokhamChand
#KingdomofNepal
Amar Singh Thapa
Bahadur Shah
Bhimsen Thapa*
Nain Singh Thapa
โStrength
10,000 Sikh imperialists of
The #SikhKhalsaArmy
16,000 #Gurkha warriors
โlosses
1,000 #Sikh soldiers killed
12,000 #Gurkha soldiers killed
Gurkhas and the British
Men from the hillsides of Nepal began joining the British Army in 1815,right after the end of the 1st phase of the Anglo-Gurkha War of 1814-16.They have been serving the British Crown ever since.#Gurkha #Gurkhas #Nepal #ENGITA #Eng scmp.com/week-asia/opinโฆ
Men from the hillsides of Nepal began joining the British Army in 1815,right after the end of the 1st phase of the Anglo-Gurkha War of 1814-16.They have been serving the British Crown ever since.#Gurkha #Gurkhas #Nepal #ENGITA #Eng scmp.com/week-asia/opinโฆ
The Gurkhas played an essential role in establishing the British Raj in India and fought for the British in Afghanistan, what was then Burma, Tibet and in countless other conflicts.
#England #Britain #British #Army #BritishArmy #Eng #ENGITA #Euro2020Final #EuroFinal #EURO2020
#England #Britain #British #Army #BritishArmy #Eng #ENGITA #Euro2020Final #EuroFinal #EURO2020
Thread on last day of 2017 #Parliament + saying farewell to #MPs on both sides of @HouseofCommons.
Critics say no MPs with #reallifeexperience=so wrong: my amazing friends are โญ๏ธ โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ but sadly retiring: #Labour Stephen Pound, #Tories Bill Grant + Colonel Mark Lancaster 1/
Critics say no MPs with #reallifeexperience=so wrong: my amazing friends are โญ๏ธ โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ but sadly retiring: #Labour Stephen Pound, #Tories Bill Grant + Colonel Mark Lancaster 1/
Labourโs #StephenPound is v bright, empathetic, the funniest man in @HouseofCommons + a former #sailor/#hospitalporter/bus conductor.
Scot #BillGrant is a 31 year #fireman + miners son
+#MarkLancaster has the military medals for his service as a #Gurkha bomb disposal officer 2/
Scot #BillGrant is a 31 year #fireman + miners son
+#MarkLancaster has the military medals for his service as a #Gurkha bomb disposal officer 2/
Very few #MPs could, would, or should do 49 yrs in @HouseofCommons unless you are the legend that is #KenClarke; he has been a delight to listen to + chat with these last 9 years ... although former miner #DennisSkinner is standing again #GE2019 for Bolsover aged 87! 3/
