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The Nepal War, 1814-1816.
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- IOR/H/645
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- The Nepal War, 1814-1816.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1814
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(1) pp. 1-700, Enclosures in Bengal Secret Letter 27th Dec. 1814, chiefly Instructions to Civil and Military Officers relating to the conflict with Nepal, including:-- (2) John Adam (Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Departments). pp. 1-20, to Col. David Ochterlony 2nd Oct. 1814; pp. 23-7, 473-507, to C. T. Metcalfe (Resident at Delhi) 5th and 23rd Oct. 1814; pp. 31-5, 281-2, 453-69, 509-16, 619-20, to Lieut.-Col. Fagan 5th to 31st Oct. 1814; pp. 125-7, to William Moorcroft 5th Oct. 1814; pp. 149-54, to Major Paris Bradshaw 8th Oct. 1814; pp. 263-74, to Dr. Thomas Rutherford 20th Oct. 1814; pp. 275-7, to S. Salter 20th Oct. 1814, a severe reprimand for his conduct to Rutherford; pp. 395-6, to H. Batson 20th Oct. 1814; pp. 413-6, to J. O. Oldham 20th Oct. 1814; pp. 423-5, 437-45, to Major John Baillie (Resident at Lucknow) 20th Oct. 1814; pp. 429-31, 519-20, to Sir Edward Colebrooke (Agent to the Governor-General in the Ceded and Conquered Provinces) 20th and 23rd Oct. 1814, to prevent the Nepalese from recruiting in the Provinces; pp. 433-45, to H. Dumbleton (Magistrate of Bareilly) 20th Oct. 1814; pp. 523-5, to Magistrates of Benares, Allahabad, Jaunpore, Gorakhpur, Mirzapur and Ghazipur 31st Oct. 1814, to assist in the equipment of the Army under Major-Gen. [George] Wood starting from Benares; pp. 527-9, to H. Douglas (Magistrate of Patna) and Magistrates of Behar, Tirhut, Sarun and Shahabad 31st Oct. 1814, to assist in equipment of the Army under Major-Gen. Bennet Marley advancing from Dinapur; pp. 581-611, to Major-Gen. George Wood 31st Oct. 1814, with Governor-General's Instructions as to the Political Negotiations and Arrangements combined with the Military Operations; pp. 623-4, to W. A. Brooke (Agent to the Governor-General at Benares) 31st Oct. 1814; p. 627, to H. G. Christian (Acting Collector at Gorakhpur) 31st Oct. 1814. (3) William Moorcroft (Superintendent of the Stud at Poosa). pp. 39-122, 129-43, to John Adam 8th Sept. to 12th Oct. 1814, with information as to routes to Khatmandu; pp. 144-6, to C. T. Sealey (Judge and Magistrate, Tirhut) 12th Oct. 1814, Alternative route to Nepal. (4) pp. 157-81, 187-208, 231-62, T. Rutherford (Surgeon at Moradabad) to John Adam 23rd Sept. to 16th Oct. 1814, Information as to Routes, &c. (5) pp. 181-5, 211-27, Correspondence between T. Rutherford and S. Salter (Collector of Government Customs at Bareilly) 20th Sept. to 4th Oct. 1814 respecting Passes for Deerskins required by Government at Cawnpore. (6) Lieut.-Col. G. H. Fagan (Adjutant-General). pp. 282-303, 640-7, 677-9, to Col. David Ochterlony (Commanding the 3rd Division of the Field Army) 28th Aug. to 6th Oct. 1814; pp. 305-17, 349-52, 531-2, 631-2, to John Adam 15th Sept. to 31st Oct. 1814; pp. 318-46, 633-9, 647-67, 679-91, to Major-Gen. Robert Rollo Gillespie (Commanding 2nd Division of the Field Army) 13th Sept. to 10th Oct. 1814; pp. 353-83, to Major-Gen. George Wood (Commanding at Benares) 23rd Sept. 1814. (7) pp. 385-92, H. Batson (Collector at Moradabad) to John Adam 12th Oct. 1814. (8) pp. 399-403, Roger Martin (Magistrate at Gorakhpur) to John Adam 5th Oct. 1814. (9) pp. 407-10, J. O. Oldham (Magistrate at Moradabad) to John Adam 12th Oct. 1814. (10) Proclamations by the Earl of Moira. pp. 419-20, 20th Oct. 1814, ordering all British subjects in the Nepal Service to return to British Territory before 30th Nov; pp. 447-51,--1814, to the inhabitants of Garhwal, promising to free them from Gurkha oppression; pp. 613-15, -- 1814, to the Chiefs and Inhabitants of the Country heretofore forming the Choubeesia Raj and the Bansi Raj to same effect. (11) pp. 533-61, Memoir of Garhwal and Kumaon and, pp. 561-78, Description of the Route from Almora in Kumaon to Burokeru Garh (each about 3,500 words) by Capt. Felix V. Raper (on Survey duty). (12) pp. 693-9, List of Enclosures in Bengal Political Department Letter of 31st Oct. 1814.
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- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- Letter 537
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- 1 volume
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Nepal War 1814-1816
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