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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 Wikipedia - Gurkha War]<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 Google Books - Capture of Almora]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101010377/ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - William Gardner]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Lancers_(Gardner's_Horse) Wikipedia - Gardner's Horse] | ||
[[Image:Almoramap.jpg|thumb|Almora Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]] | [[Image:Almoramap.jpg|thumb|Almora Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]] | ||
[[Category:Battles|Almora 1815, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Almora 1815, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 11:51, 24 September 2008
| Battle of Almora | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Anglo-Nepalese War | ||
| Date: | 26 April 1815 | |
| Location: | Almora, Uttaranchal | |
| 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
Wikipedia - Gurkha War
Google Books - Capture of Almora
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - William Gardner
Wikipedia - Gardner's Horse
Survey 1920-1946