In the Nepal war of 1812 the British sent a power of 30,000 against 12,000 Gorkhas (truly as of now there was no such thing as a Gurkha — they were called Gorkhalis) thinking in their typical pomposity they would overwhelm Nepal. The exact inverse turned out to be valid. The Gorkhas battled the British to a stop.
For instance, amid to a great degree severe battling while guarding the slope fortification of Kalunga the Gorkhas lost 520 out of 600 shields however they battled so intrepidly thus well and the misfortunes they perpetrated on the British were so stunning it propelled the British to erect a stone fight landmark at Kalunga engraved with the words: But, it was a two way road. In another episode British Lieutenant Frederick Young driving a gathering of irregulars was astounded by a power of Gorkhas. The irregulars after seeing the khukuri yielding Gorkha power fled leaving the British Officers to confront the Gorkhas alone.
There was little fight here since the Gorkha power was so prevalent yet the way that the British Officers had stayed to attempt to hold their ground and had not fled extraordinarily inspired the Gorkhas. They asked Young and his subordinates for what reason they had not likewise fled and as indicated by legend Young answered, "I have not come so far to flee. I came to sit tight." And stay he did. For around a year the Gorkhas held Young hostage however amid this year the Gorkhas built up a true and profound admiration for Young and the British battling soul which quite took after their own. Also, to be sure, it was Young himself who could enroll the main Gorkhas to serve under the British banner — 3,000 Gorkhas isolated into four forces. Youthful went ahead to serve as the officer of the Sirmoor Battalion of Gurkhas for a long time and, amazingly, could report his unit administration prepared after just six months.
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