Historedia
Person

Francis Rawdon-Hastings

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1814

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Francis Rawdon-Hastings, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Outbreak of the Anglo-Nepalese War

    1814

    Role: Governor-General of Fort William

    1. May 1814 · Butwal regionButwal Attack

      A Nepalese force attacked EIC outposts in Butwal in May 1814, killing 18 officials and serving as the war's trigger.

    2. 1 November 1814 · Fort WilliamDeclaration of War

      Lord Hastings formally declared war on Nepal on 1 November 1814, citing the Butwal attack as the casus belli.

Sources

  1. Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31
  2. Anglo-Nepalese War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27