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{{ | {{Short description|Battle of the Anglo-Nepalese War}} | ||
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|place = Jaithak, India | |place = Jaithak, India | ||
|coordinates = | |coordinates = {{Coord|30|35|45.35|N|77|20|13.93|E|display=it}} | ||
|map_type = | |map_type = India Himachal Pradesh#India | ||
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|map_caption = | |map_caption =Location within [[Himachal Pradesh]] | ||
|map_label = | |map_label = Jaithak | ||
|territory = | |territory = | ||
|result = [[Kingdom of Nepal]] victory | |result = [[Kingdom of Nepal]] victory | ||
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Meanwhile, Major Richards and his men on the northern approaches managed to secure a point on the top of the ridge.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 99."/> A defensive arrangement was complete by noon; but the troops were astonished to hear nothing in the direction of Major Ludlow's post; where, indeed, every thing was over some time before Major Richards arrived at his ground.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 100.">Prinsep, p. 100.</ref> At about one o' clock, Ranajor Singh paraded his men outside the walls of Jaithak, preparing to attack.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 100."/> The fight broke out, where irregular shots were exchanged and occasional charges made whenever it seemed advantageous.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 100."/> This state of affair continued for most of the day, until at 4 o' clock, Major Richards fearing that his ammunition would not last, for the bullocks and hill porters with the spare rounds had not come up, wrote to Major-General Martindell to solicit a reinforcement.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 100."/> At the same time, as the Gurkhas were beginning to be more bold and troublesome, he concentrated his force and gave up his earlier post at the watering-place.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 101.">Prinsep, p. 101.</ref> By sunset nine charges had been made by the Nepalese, and repulsed each time by a volley;<ref name="Prinsep, p. 101."/> but as it became necessary to conserve the ammunition, the pioneers were employed in collecting stones, which the new position was steep enough to render as an effectual weapon of defense.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 101."/> The post was maintained until half-past seven, two hours after sun set, when positive order arrived from Martinell to retire, fearing another Nalapani.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 101."/> Having no hope of a reinforcement, or of fresh ammunitions, Richards had no choice but to obey.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 101."/> The British lost many men during the process of confused retreat that night, either to the enemy fire or to the steep and narrow mountain pass.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 102.">Prinsep, p. 102.</ref> | Meanwhile, Major Richards and his men on the northern approaches managed to secure a point on the top of the ridge.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 99."/> A defensive arrangement was complete by noon; but the troops were astonished to hear nothing in the direction of Major Ludlow's post; where, indeed, every thing was over some time before Major Richards arrived at his ground.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 100.">Prinsep, p. 100.</ref> At about one o' clock, Ranajor Singh paraded his men outside the walls of Jaithak, preparing to attack.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 100."/> The fight broke out, where irregular shots were exchanged and occasional charges made whenever it seemed advantageous.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 100."/> This state of affair continued for most of the day, until at 4 o' clock, Major Richards fearing that his ammunition would not last, for the bullocks and hill porters with the spare rounds had not come up, wrote to Major-General Martindell to solicit a reinforcement.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 100."/> At the same time, as the Gurkhas were beginning to be more bold and troublesome, he concentrated his force and gave up his earlier post at the watering-place.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 101.">Prinsep, p. 101.</ref> By sunset nine charges had been made by the Nepalese, and repulsed each time by a volley;<ref name="Prinsep, p. 101."/> but as it became necessary to conserve the ammunition, the pioneers were employed in collecting stones, which the new position was steep enough to render as an effectual weapon of defense.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 101."/> The post was maintained until half-past seven, two hours after sun set, when positive order arrived from Martinell to retire, fearing another Nalapani.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 101."/> Having no hope of a reinforcement, or of fresh ammunitions, Richards had no choice but to obey.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 101."/> The British lost many men during the process of confused retreat that night, either to the enemy fire or to the steep and narrow mountain pass.<ref name="Prinsep, p. 102.">Prinsep, p. 102.</ref> | ||
== | ==Aftermath== | ||
This first day of battle at Jaithak cost the British over three hundred men dead and wounded and cooled Martindell's ardour for battle. For over a month and a half, he refused to take any further initiative against the Nepalese army. Thus by mid-February, of the four British commanders the Nepalese army had faced till that time, Gillespie was dead, Marley had deserted, Wood was harassed into inactivity, and Martindell was practically incapacitated by over-cautiousness. It set the scene for Octorloney to soon show his mettle and change the course of the war. | This first day of battle at Jaithak cost the British over three hundred men dead and wounded and cooled Martindell's ardour for battle. For over a month and a half, he refused to take any further initiative against the Nepalese army. Thus by mid-February, of the four British commanders the Nepalese army had faced till that time, Gillespie was dead, Marley had deserted, Wood was harassed into inactivity, and Martindell was practically incapacitated by over-cautiousness. It set the scene for Octorloney to soon show his mettle and change the course of the war. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110607215048/http://www.nepalarmy.mil.np/history.php?page=two History of the Nepalese Army] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110607215048/http://www.nepalarmy.mil.np/history.php?page=two History of the Nepalese Army] | ||
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