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Name: Gurkha-Sikh War

Type: Event

Start: 1808 AD

End: 1809 AD

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Was a large scale military conflict in 1809 between the forces of the Kingdom of Nepal under Amar Singh Thapa and the Sikh Empire under general Dewan Mokham Chand.

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  • August 1809: Maharaja Ranjit Singh dispatched a force led by General Amar Singh Thapa to raise the siege of Kangra from the Gurkha forces in 1809.
  • April 1809: By early 1809, most of the land of Kangra jagir had been incorporated into Nepal.
  • January 1808: In 1807, Kangra Fort, located in present-day Himachal Pradesh, India, was put under siege by the Gurkha army of Nepal led by General Amar Singh Thapa. The fort was eventually captured, leading to the territory coming under Nepalese military occupation.

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