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Sindhuli Gadhi is an historical fort and tourist attraction in central Nepal. ''Sindhuli Gadhi'' is famous for the battle between the then Gorkha Army and the British troop headed by
In connection to the unification of Nepal King
The Kathmandu Post Gorkhas had used unconventional war tactics like unleashing the hornets and using nettles, among a variety of other tactics, to defeat the British soldiers.
Captain Kinloch
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...
. The Gorkha force under the command of Khajanchi Bir Bhadra Upadhyay and Sardar Banshu Gurung defeated the British troop in November 1767 (Kartik 24, 1824 BS).
''Sindhuli Gadhi'' lies in Sindhuli District
Sindhuli District (), a part of the Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal, a landlocked country located in South Asia. The district, with Sindhulimadhi Kamalamai as its headquarters, covers an area of . As per the 20 ...
of Janakpur Zone
Janakpur ( ) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal, reaching from the Indian border in the south to the Tibetan border in the north and Sagarmatha Zone in the east and Bagmati and Naryani Zones in the west.
The headquarters of Janakpur Zone a ...
. It is currently a tourist attraction.
Sindhuli Gadhi War
In connection to the unification of Nepal King Prithivi Narayan Shah
Prithvi Narayan Shah (; 7 January 1723 β 11 January 1775), was the last king of the Gorkha Kingdom and first king of the Kingdom of Nepal (also called the ''Kingdom of Gorkha''). Prithvi Narayan Shah started the unification of Nepal. He is ...
surrounded the Kathmandu Valley
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and made an economic blockade.
The king of Kathmandu at the time, Jaya Prakash Malla
Jaya Prakash Malla (Newar: ) was the last king of Kantipur () which corresponds to present-day Kathmandu. He ruled from 1736 to 1746 after succeeding his father Jagajjaya Malla, and then from 1750 until his death in 1769.
Early life
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, then wrote a letter to the British military in India, requesting for military assistance.
In August 1767, when the forces of British India arrived in Sindhuli Gadhi, the Gorkha military conducted a guerrilla attack against them. Many of the British Indian forces were killed and the rest eventually fled, leaving behind a huge amount of weapons and ammunition, which were seized by the Gorkha army.
Gorkha army under Banshu Gurung's command had prevented the British troops from advancing towards the Kathmandu Valley.Sindhuli Gadhi War RememberedThe Kathmandu Post Gorkhas had used unconventional war tactics like unleashing the hornets and using nettles, among a variety of other tactics, to defeat the British soldiers.
Historical Commemoration
The Sindhuli War Memorial Day is celebrated every year in Sindhuli Gadhi to commemorate the victory of then Gorkha Army against British force. Nepal Army hoists the Nepali flag with salutation.
Climate
See also
* Sindhuligadhi War Museum, war museum near the siteReferences
{{Authority control Forts in Nepal Buildings and structures in Sindhuli District