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{{Battles_Infobox
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=Anglo-Nepalese War
|partof=[[:Category:Gurkha War 1814-16|Gurkha War 1814-16]]
|date=26 April 1815  
|date=26 April 1815  
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almora Almora, Uttaranchal]
|location=[[Almora]], Uttarakhand
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=29.600674,79.65252&z=12&t=h&hl=en 29.602174°N 79.653150°E]   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=29.600674,79.65252&z=12&t=h&hl=en 29.602174°N 79.653150°E]   
|result=British victory  
|result=British victory  
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}}
}}
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Nepalese_War Wikipedia - Gurkha War]<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Nepalese_War Gurkha War] Wikipedia<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cBINAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA54&dq=Almora&ei=MiGWR-u9K6eyiQHu0_2wBw#PPA54,M1 Google Books - Capture of Almora]
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cBINAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA54&dq=Almora&ei=MiGWR-u9K6eyiQHu0_2wBw#PPA54,M1 Capture of Almora] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA26&dq=Almora+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA26,M1 Almora] Gazetteer 1857<br>
[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101010377/ William Gardner] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Lancers_(Gardner's_Horse) Gardner's Horse] Wikipedia
 
[[Category:Battles|Almora 1815, Battle of]]
[[Category:Gurkha War 1814-16|Almora 1815, Battle of]]


[[Image:Almoramap.jpg|thumb|Almora Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]]
[[Image:Almoramap.jpg|thumb|Almora Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]]

Latest revision as of 16:25, 14 September 2010

Battle of Almora
Part of Gurkha War 1814-16
Date: 26 April 1815
Location: Almora, Uttarakhand
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 29.602174°N 79.653150°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Gorkhas
Commanders
Lt Colonel William Gardner Hasti Dal Chautra
Strength
Casualties

External Links

Gurkha War Wikipedia
Capture of Almora Google Books
Almora Gazetteer 1857
William Gardner Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Gardner's Horse Wikipedia

Almora Location
Survey 1920-1946