Repulse of the Kinloch Expedition
- When
- 1767
- Where
- Nepal valley and Company territories at Patna and Bettiah
Kathmandu's plea for East India Company help brought Captain Kinloch's 1767 expedition, which miscarried and was pursued by Gorkha forces.
Jaya Prakash Malla's envoys Muktananda and Faqir Ramdoss solicited company help, communicating with agent Golding at Bettiah; the exchange reached chief Thomas Rumbold at Patna on 6 April 1767, and the envoys were examined in June 1767. The Select Committee directed Captain George Kinloch to lead an expedition against Shah. The envoys claimed Shah's standing troops numbered about 50,000, with 20,000 in the valley. The expedition totally miscarried, and retreating British forces were hotly pursued and cut down by Gorkhas.
Sources
- Prithvi Narayan Shah Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
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