Battle of Jit Gadhi

Battle of Jit Gadhi
	Part of Anglo-Nepalese War
Date	1814
Location	Jit Gadhi, Nepal27°42′12″N 83°27′34″E / 27.703441600641476°N 83.45955422881201°E
Result	Nepalese victory
Belligerents
Nepal	East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Ujir Singh Thapa	John Sullivan Wood
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Lumbini Province Battle of Jit Gadhi (Nepal)

The Battle of Jit Gadhi (Nepali: जितगढीको युद्ध; sometimes referred to as Jit Gadh) was fought in 1814 in Jit Gadhi, Lumbini Province between Nepal and the East India Company.^[2]

It resulted in Nepalese victory.^[3]^[4] The battle was commanded by Ujir Singh Thapa and John Sullivan Wood.^[5]^[6]

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