Conflict: | Battle of Makwanpur |
Casualties2: | 400 killed |
Casualties1: | 60 killed |
Strength2: | ??? |
Strength1: | ??? |
Combatant2: | Senas of Makwanpur |
Combatant1: | Gorkha Kingdom |
Commander1: | Prithvi Narayan Shah Mahoddam Kirti Shah Dal Mardan Shah Daljit Shah Surpratap Shah Vamsharaj Pande Kehar Singh Basnyat |
Commander2: | Digbandhan Sen |
Result: | Gorkhali victory |
Width: | 315px |
Place: | Makwanpur Palace, Kingdom of Makwanpur (today part of Makwanpurgadhi, Bagmati Province, Nepal) |
Date: | 21 August 1762 |
Caption: | Makwanpur in 2023 |
Alt: | Makwanpur |
Partof: | the Unification of Nepal |
Battle of Makwanpur was fought on 21 August 1762 in Makwanpurgadhi, Nepal between the Gorkha Kingdom and the Kingdom of Makwanpur.[1] The battle lasted for about eight hours and resulted in Gorkhali victory.[2] 60 Gorkhali and 400 Makwanpur soldiers were killed in battle.