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{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
| − | |partof= | + | |partof=[[:Category:Gurkha War 1814-16|Gurkha War 1814-16]] |
|date=26 April 1815 | |date=26 April 1815 | ||
| − | |location=[ | + | |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 | + | [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 | + | [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 | ||
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| + | [[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]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:25, 14 September 2010
| Battle of Almora | ||
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| 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
