Battle of Khurbura
Battle of Khurbura or Battle of Khudbuda also known as Gorkha-Garhwal War occurred in May 1804 near modern-day village of Dehradun, Khurbura 30.3256°N 78.0267°E. The battle is regarded as the first major attack in the history of Garhwal Kingdom that triggered between Kingdom of Nepal forces and Maharaja Pradyumna Shah, and continued for 13 days until the Garhwal king was defeated. It is chiefly regarded the only defeat of Pradyumna Shah's life and the victory of Gorkhali forces under Kingdom of Nepal.
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| Garhwal Kingdom | Kingdom of Nepal | ||||||||
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King Pradyumna Shah † Parakram Shah Pritam Shah Ramadayal Singh Gujjar Sudarshan Shah |
Amar Singh Thapa Ranajit Kunwar Chandrabir Kunwar Bam (Brahma) Shah | ||||||||
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| 10000-12000 | 4000 | ||||||||
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