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Battle of Makwanpur (1762)
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| conflict = Battle of Makwanpur<br />
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| casualties3 =<br />
| casualties2 = 400 Makwani soldiers dead<br />
| casualties1 = 60 Gorkhali soldiers dead<br />
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| combatant2 = [[Kingdom of Makwanpur]]<br />
| combatant1 = [[Gorkha Kingdom]]<br />
| commander1 = [[Prithvi Narayan Shah]] <br /> [[Mahoddam Kirti Shah]]<br /> [[Dal Mardan Shah]]<br /> [[Daljit Shah]] <br /> [[Surpratap Shah]] <br/> [[Vamsharaj Pande]] <br/> [[Kehar Singh Basnyat]]<br />
| commander2 = Digbandhan Sen<br />
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| result = Gorkhali victory<br />
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| place = [[Makwanpur Gadhi|Makwanpur Palace]], [[Kingdom of Makwanpur]] <br /> (today part of [[Makwanpurgadhi]], [[Bagmati Province]], [[Nepal]])<br />
| date = 21 August 1762<br />
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| partof = the [[Unification of Nepal]]<br />
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'''Battle of Makwanpur''' was fought on 21 August 1762 in [[Makwanpurgadhi]], Nepal between the [[Gorkha Kingdom]] and the [[Kingdom of Makwanpur]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Basnyat|first=Prem Singh|date=31 July 2020|title=The battle of Makawanpur|url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/97266/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128125318/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/the-battle-of-makawanpur/|archive-date=28 January 2021|access-date=28 January 2021|website=My Republica|language=en}}</ref> The battle lasted for about eight hours and resulted in Gorkhali victory.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Hamal|first=Lakshman B.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O3RuAAAAMAAJ|title=Military History of Nepal|date=1995|publisher=Sharda Pustak Mandir|isbn=|location=|pages=113|language=en}}</ref> 60 Gorkhali soldiers suffered casualties and 400 soldiers died on the side of Makwanpur.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Battles of the Unification of Nepal|Makwanpur]]<br />
[[Category:Gurkhas]]<br />
[[Category:Conflicts in 1762|Makwanpur]]<br />
[[Category:1762 in Nepal]]<br />
[[Category:History of Bagmati Province]]<br />
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