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The Nepal War, 1814-1816.

Catalogue reference: IOR/H/653

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IOR/H/653
Title
The Nepal War, 1814-1816.
Date
1815
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(1) pp. 1-647, Enclosures in Bengal Secret Letter 21st June 1815 relative to Military Transactions in the Nepal War, Negotiations, &c., including:-- (2) John Adam (Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Departments). pp. 1, 5-9, 16-7, 41, 67-8, 119, 125, 151, 237-8, 249-50, 259-60, 265, 269-74, 333-4, 389, 397-8, 405, 425-6, 429-30, 443, 455, 467-9, 507, 523, 527, 537, 553-7, 593-4, 599-600, 605-6, 612-3, 627-8, 637, 641, to John Monckton 20th April to 11th May 1815; pp. 2-3, 606-8, to J. T. Shakespear (Acting Superintendent of Police, Western Provinces) 20th April and 7th May 1815; pp. 9-11, to David Scott (Magistrate of Rangpur) 20th April 1815; pp. 35-8, 230-4, 561-70, 633, to Hon. Edward Gardner 20th April to 8th May 1815; pp. 252-5, 634-5, to H. Dumbleton 25th April and 8th May 1815; pp. 255-6, to Major-Gen. J. S. Wood 27th April 1815; pp. 260-2, 376-9, 524-5, 528-9, 623-4, 646, to Lieut.-Col. G. H. Fagan 25th April to 11th May 1815; p. 266, to C. T. Metcalfe (Resident at Delhi) 25th April 1815; pp. 426-7, to Philip Monckton (Acting Magistrate of Tirhut) 31st April 1815; pp. 510-8, to Sir Edward Colebrooke and John Deane 2nd May 1815; pp. 594-5, to Major J. Baillie (Resident at Lucknow) 6th May 1815; pp. 601-2, to J. E. Elliott (Magistrate of Sarun) 6th May 1815; pp. 619-22, to William Fraser 8th May 1815; p. 635, to F. Law (Collector of Bareilly) 8th May 1815. (3) pp. 16-21, 25-7, 152-6, 238-42, 398-402, 456-63, 482-98, 556-9, Hon. Edward Gardner (Second Assistant to Resident at Delhi) to John Adam 8th to 28th April 1815; pp. 21-5, 27-35, Native Correspondence; pp. 156-230, Intercepted Gurkha Correspondence. (4) Lieut.-Col. G. H. Fagan (Adjutant-General). pp. 42-4, 120, 126-9, 131-2, 274-5, 323, 335-7, 390, 406-7, 430-2, 444, 470-1, 538-9, 545-7, 571-2, 582-9, 628-9, 642, to John Adam 22nd April to 8th May 1815; pp. 146-8, to Major-Gen. Ochterlony 20th April 1815; pp. 330-1, to Col. Jasper Nicolls 12th April 1815; pp. 391-4, 643-5, to Major-Gen. J. S. Wood 19th April and 5th May 1815; pp. 630-1, to Capt. Collins (an apparently unsatisfactory Commander of Irregulars) 6th May 1815 to pay up and disband his mutinous levy. (5) Major-Gen. David Ochterlony. pp. 45-6, 121, 132-46, 337-56, 539-40, to Lieut.-Col. Fagan 16th to 18th April 1815; pp. 52-3, to Lieut.-Col. W. A. Thompson 15th April 1815. (6) Lieut.-Col. W. A. Thompson (Commanding the Reserve). pp. 47-51, to Capt. E. Cartwright 15th April 1815; pp. 54-7, to Major-Gen. Ochterlony 17th April 1815. (7) Col. J. Arnold (Brigadier Commanding at Ratangarh). pp. 57-60, 61-2, to Major-Gen. Ochterlony 15th April 1815, Death of Capt. Charles L. Showers (19th N.I.); pp. 356-8, to Capt. E. Cartwright 16th April 1815. (8) pp. 63-5, Lieut. Matthew Charles Dunbar to Capt. E. Cartwright 15th April 1815. (9) William Fraser (First Assistant to Resident at Delhi). pp. 68-9, 612-9, to John Adam 5th and 27th April 1815; pp. 69-70, to Major-Gen. Ochterlony 5th April 1815, with, pp. 70-116, Notes on Fortified Posts in Enemy possession to the North and North-East. (10) pp. 130-1, Lieut.-Col. James Rotton (Commanding at Gorakhpur) to Lieut.-Col. Fagan 14th April 1815. (11) Lieut. W. Martindell. pp. 242-4, to Hon. E. Gardner 12th April 1815; pp. 299-300, 324-6, to Col. W. L. Gardner 3rd and 6th April 1815; pp. 316-8, to Col. J. Nicolls 5th April 1815. (12) pp. 250-2, H. Dumbleton (Magistrate of Bareilly) to John Adam 19th April 1815. (13) pp. 275-85, 291-6, 301-15, 319-24, 326-9, 432-4, 437-40, 445-50, 471-81, 572-6, 580-1, 632, Col. J. Nicolls (Commanding in Kumaon) to Lieut.-Col. Fagan 5th April to 6th May 1815. (14) pp. 287-90, 296-8, Col. W. L. Gardner to Col. J. Nicolls 5th and 7th April 1815. (15) pp. 358-60, Lieut. F. Rutledge to Col. J. Arnold -- April 1815. (16) pp. 360-4, Capt. Cornelius Bowyer to Capt. E. Cartwright 16th April 1815. (17) pp. 365-75, Capt. E. Cartwright (Major of Brigade) to Major-Gen. Ochterlony 15th April 1815. (18) pp. 381-5, 421-3, 503-5, John Monckton (Acting Chief Secretary) to John Adam 9th to 12th May 1815. (19) General Orders by the Governor-General, Fatehgarh, 26th April 1815, Major-Gen. Ochterlony's operations; pp. 498-500, 2nd May 1815, Col. Nicolls' capture of Almora; pp. 529-34, 3rd May 1815, Col. Nicolls' services. (20) pp. 435-7, 451-2, Major Robert Patton to Lieut. W. S. Webb (Acting Major of Brigade) 23rd April 1815. (21) pp. 508-10, Sir Edward Colebrooke and J. Deane (Commissioners in the Ceded and Conquered Provinces) to John Adam 2nd April 1815. (22) pp. 540-5, Lieut. W. Lawtie (Field Engineer) to Major-Gen. Ochterlony 10th April 1815. (23) pp. 548-50, Capt. James Skinner (Commanding Irregular Horse) to Lieut.-Col. Fagan 25th April 1815, Relief of the Police besieged at the village of Bhowani. (24) pp. 558-60, Agreement concluded by Col. Nicolls and Lieut.-Col. Gardner with Bumsah and the Gurkha Chiefs of Almora.

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