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The Gurkha War 1814-1816

State Entry Exit Combat Forces Population Losses
Britain 1814 1816 25000 17000000 5000
Nepal 1814 1816 25000 2000000 20000

Lord Hastings, however, first had to deal, in 1814-16, with the Gurkhas of Nepal, who inflicted a series of repulses on a Bengal army unprepared for mountain warfare. Each side earned the respect of the other. The resulting Treaty of Kathmandu (1816) gave the British the tract of hill country where Simla (Shimla), the site of the future summer capital of British India, was situated, and it settled relations with British India for the rest of the British period. Nepal remained independent and isolated, supported by the export of soldiers to strengthen the British military presence in India.

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[1815] British forces attacked Gurkha fortified towns in southern Nepal (1814-15).

[1816] After defeating the Gurkhas and reaching the Katmandu Valley, British forces effectively took control of Nepal.
Last Update: December 16, 2000

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