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The Battle of Jit Gadhi (Nepali: जितगढीको युद्ध; sometimes referred to as Jit Gadh) was fought in 1814 in Jit Gadhi, Lumbini Province between Nepal and the East India Company.[2]

Battle of Jit Gadhi
Part of Anglo-Nepalese War
Date1814
Location
Jit Gadhi, Nepal
27°42′12″N 83°27′34″E / 27.703441600641476°N 83.45955422881201°E / 27.703441600641476; 83.45955422881201
Result Nepalese victory[1]
Belligerents
Nepal East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Ujir Singh Thapa John Sullivan Wood
Battle of Jit Gadhi is located in Lumbini Province
Battle of Jit Gadhi
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Location within Lumbini Province
Battle of Jit Gadhi is located in Nepal
Battle of Jit Gadhi
Battle of Jit Gadhi (Nepal)

It resulted in Nepalese victory.[3][4] The battle was commanded by Ujir Singh Thapa and John Sullivan Wood.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Jitgadhi Killa to have biggest Nepali flag and Ujir Singh's life-size statute". My Republica. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Ghimire, Safal (3 September 2018). The Politics of Peacebuilding: Emerging Actors and Security Sector Reform in Conflict-affected States. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-95218-0. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ The Nepalese Army: A Force with History, Ready for Tommorow [sic]. Directorate of Public Relations, Nepalese Army. 2008. p. 14. ISBN 978-9937-2-1034-8. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. ^ Stiller, Ludwig F. (1993). Nepal: Growth of a Nation. Human Resources Development Research Center. p. 53. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ Nelson, Paul David (2005). Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of Hastings: Soldier, Peer of the Realm, Governor-General of India. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-8386-4071-5. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ^ Khanduri, Chandra B. (1997). A Re-discovered History of Gorkhas. Gyan Sagar Publications. p. 141. ISBN 978-81-86987-06-3. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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