Battle of Nalapani
E189688
The Battle of Nalapani was a pivotal 1814 engagement in which a small Gorkhali force famously resisted a much larger British East India Company army, marking the fierce opening of the Anglo-Nepalese War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Nalapani | 3 |
| Battle of Nalapani canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1673560 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Nalapani Context triple: [Anglo-Nepalese War, notableBattle, Battle of Nalapani]
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Battle of Koonch
The Battle of Koonch was a significant engagement during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which rebel forces clashed with the British East India Company in present-day Uttar Pradesh.
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B.
Battle of Raate Road
The Battle of Raate Road was a major Finnish victory during the Winter War in which Finnish forces encircled and destroyed a large Soviet division in harsh winter conditions along a narrow forest road.
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C.
Battle of Arni
The Battle of Arni was a 1751 engagement in the Second Carnatic War in which Robert Clive’s forces defeated a larger Franco-Indian army, consolidating British influence in southern India.
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D.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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E.
Battle of Khadki
The Battle of Khadki was a major 1817 engagement near Pune in which British forces decisively defeated the Maratha Empire, helping to bring about the end of Maratha power in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Nalapani Target entity description: The Battle of Nalapani was a pivotal 1814 engagement in which a small Gorkhali force famously resisted a much larger British East India Company army, marking the fierce opening of the Anglo-Nepalese War.
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A.
Battle of Koonch
The Battle of Koonch was a significant engagement during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which rebel forces clashed with the British East India Company in present-day Uttar Pradesh.
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B.
Battle of Raate Road
The Battle of Raate Road was a major Finnish victory during the Winter War in which Finnish forces encircled and destroyed a large Soviet division in harsh winter conditions along a narrow forest road.
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C.
Battle of Arni
The Battle of Arni was a 1751 engagement in the Second Carnatic War in which Robert Clive’s forces defeated a larger Franco-Indian army, consolidating British influence in southern India.
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D.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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E.
Battle of Khadki
The Battle of Khadki was a major 1817 engagement near Pune in which British forces decisively defeated the Maratha Empire, helping to bring about the end of Maratha power in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath |
enhanced reputation of Gorkhali soldiers as brave fighters
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prompted British reassessment of Nepalese military strength ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Nalapani
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surface form:
Siege of Nalapani
|
| belligerent |
British East India Company forces
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surface form:
British East India Company army
Gorkhali forces ⓘ |
| casualties | high British casualties relative to Gorkhali force size ⓘ |
| commander |
Balbhadra Kunwar
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Colonel Sebastian Xavier Martindell ⓘ Major-General Rollo Gillespie ⓘ |
| conflict | Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Nepal ⓘ |
| date | 1814 ⓘ |
| endDate | 30 November 1814 ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent Anglo-Nepalese War battles in the Garhwal and Kumaon regions ⓘ |
| fortification | Nalapani fort ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early demonstration of Gurkha military qualities valued later by the British
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symbol of Nepalese bravery and resistance ⓘ |
| location |
Nalapani
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near Dehradun ⓘ present-day Uttarakhand, India ⓘ |
| memorials |
commemorated in Nepalese military history
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remembered in local traditions around Dehradun ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defence of Nalapani fort by a small garrison
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fierce Gorkhali resistance ⓘ heavy British casualties ⓘ opening engagement of the Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ |
| opponent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Gorkha Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Nepal
|
| partOf | Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ |
| precededBy | British declaration of war on the Kingdom of Nepal in 1814 ⓘ |
| region |
Garhwal
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surface form:
Garhwal region
|
| result |
British East India Company tactical victory
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Gorkhali forces conducted an organized withdrawal ⓘ |
| sideEffect | contributed to eventual British recruitment of Gurkha soldiers ⓘ |
| startDate | 31 October 1814 ⓘ |
| strength |
British East India Company force several thousand strong
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Gorkhali force of roughly a few hundred soldiers ⓘ |
| tactics |
British use of artillery bombardment
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Gorkhali use of defensive fortifications ⓘ siege of a fortified hill position ⓘ |
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Siege of Nalapani
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Siege of Nalapani