Nalapani fort

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Nalapani fort is a historic hilltop stronghold near Dehradun, India, renowned as the site of a fierce early 19th-century Anglo-Nepalese conflict where Gorkha defenders offered remarkable resistance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hill fort ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
accessFrom Dehradun city ⓘ
linked to: Dehradun
associatedWith Anglo-Nepalese relations ⓘ
Balbhadra Kunwar ⓘ
Gorkha military history ⓘ
attackers British East India Company forces ⓘ
battleOutcome eventual British capture after siege ⓘ
category Anglo-Nepalese War battle sites ⓘ
Forts in Uttarakhand ⓘ
History of Dehradun ⓘ
centuryOfMajorConflict 19th century ⓘ
commemoratedBy local memorials ⓘ
conflict Battle of Nalapani ⓘ
country India ⓘ
currentUse site of historical tourism ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
defenders Gorkha soldiers ⓘ
Kingdom of Nepal forces ⓘ
linked to: Royal Nepalese Army
geographicalFeature foothills of the Himalayas ⓘ
heritageStatus site of historical importance ⓘ
historicalEra early 19th century ⓘ
knownFor Anglo-Nepalese War engagement ⓘ
Battle of Nalapani ⓘ
Gorkha resistance ⓘ
locatedIn Dehradun district ⓘ
India ⓘ
Uttarakhand ⓘ
locatedNear Dehradun ⓘ
nearbyCity Dehradun ⓘ
notableCommanderDefending Balbhadra Kunwar ⓘ
notableFor heavy casualties ⓘ
heroic last stand ⓘ
prolonged siege ⓘ
originallyControlledBy Kingdom of Nepal ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ
region Garhwal ⓘ
situatedOn hilltop ⓘ
symbolOf Gorkha bravery ⓘ
Nepalese resistance to British expansion ⓘ
usedFor military defense ⓘ
yearOfEvent 1814 ⓘ

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Battle of Nalapani → fortification → Nalapani fort ⓘ