My own father served in the 3rd Gorkha Rifles and fought in the Kargil War. Grandfather served during the Burmese retreat and great-grandfather saw action in Gallipoli. I believe had the allied troops consisted entirely of Gurkhas, the Dardanelles would have been taken. I myself had poor eyesight and bad molars so couldn't make it through the recruitment process, the recruiter said "if we put a rifle on your hand you'll shoot our own instead of the enemy". In Afghanistan a single Gurkha sentry repulsed an attack of 30 Taliban. In WW2, a position manned by 3 Gurkhas held off against 200 Japanese. Legend has it that during the Anglo Nepal war, an injured Gurkha showed up to the British camp seeking medical help. After he received treatment he asked to be allowed to leave and rejoin the fight. Baffled at his audacity and straightforwardness it is said the Brits actually let him go instead of taking him prisoner. Immediately after the war came to a close and hostilities ceased the Brits were recruiting Gurkhas in droves. That's how the Gurkha regiments started. Whatever followed is history.
We nepalese today dont even realise what we are capable of,We nepalese united can fightback any enemy,Remember,India calls itself a friend of nepal in reality Its the one and only biggest enemy of nepal,India is the successor state of brithsh india,We lost the war to Britain not with india and indians,Britian then was the superpower of the world,look at today's india,My question to nepalese people"is india a superpower in the world?" "even a continental power(asian)?,We lost because we were against superpower , If we can give a fight to the superpower then today's india isnt even a regional power.We nepalese must have the mindest to fight india ,I'M sure war this time will be on our side but atleast the mindset has to be there in the first place.Todays nepalese lack this mindset
@@Ganjaman53what bad as India did to you in the first place? Nepalis come to India for employment, Our government has provided you a visa free entry and exit in India. And nobody is racist or oppressive towards any Nepali in India there maybe few exceptions but not every Indian is the same, We help you in ur bad times. And India is the second most powerful nation in Asia after China for your kind information, We don't even need to fight you if we wanted to cause any harm to ur nation, Gurkhas from Nepal are respected in India for their valour but people like you in Nepal are delusional and just with little assistance from China, You think you can beat India 😂😂😂
deserves more views, surprised this video has less then 1.5 K. Hope in the next coming months it grows, really feels like it would have at least a few tens of thousands
this war ended with the death of bhakti thapa a great hero of nepal the british upon finding him dead with his traditional red scarf on gathered up his body covered it in red silk and brought it too the enemy camp before giving a 21 gun salute out of respect for the dead and helping the people to build his funeral pyre bhakti thapa had been killed rushing over the 3rd of 3 wooden ramparts armed with a shotgun and a khukri knife he had pretty much single handledly taken both the forward fortifications and was climbing over the third when he was shot and killed. the british were so impressed by his bravery that their commanding officer stopped his men from desecrating the body and returned it respectfully too the enemy. the nepalese government came to peace and decided to join the british military the next day, and from that point onwards the ghurka have been a proud part of the british military. bhakti thapi deserves his own video.
In battle on nalapani fort, there were 600 nepalese which included woman and children going against 3500 British soldiers. Throughout the battle Nepal were heavily outnumbered and British had much more advanced weapons.
We nepalese today dont even realise what we are capable of,We nepalese united can fightback any enemy,Remember,India calls itself a friend of nepal in reality Its the one and only biggest enemy of nepal,India is the successor state of brithsh india,We lost the war to Britain not with india and indians,Britian then was the superpower of the world,look at today's india,My question to nepalese people"is india a superpower in the world?" "even a continental power(asian)?,We lost because we were against superpower , If we can give a fight to the superpower then today's india isnt even a regional power.We nepalese must have the mindest to fight india ,I'M sure war this time will be on our side but atleast the mindset has to be there in the first place.Todays nepalese lack this mindset
We nepalese today dont even realise what we are capable of,We nepalese united can fightback any enemy,Remember,India calls itself a friend of nepal in reality Its the one and only biggest enemy of nepal,India is the successor state of brithsh india,We lost the war to Britain not with india and indians,Britian then was the superpower of the world,look at today's india,My question to nepalese people"is india a superpower in the world?" "even a continental power(asian)?,We lost because we were against superpower , If we can give a fight to the superpower then today's india isnt even a regional power.We nepalese must have the mindest to fight india ,I'M sure war this time will be on our side but atleast the mindset has to be there in the first place.Todays nepalese lack this mindset
Bravery has to be kept going with a a dose of diplomacy and frequent touché of touch of humanity and dignity to the people fighting you.Had the Hindu kings out of 565 principality joined the Gorkhas and fought against the British thezBritishersvhadvno alternative but to go back.the land was foreign to them the food available were not what they were used to eating the important factor that could have antiBritis was the diverse languages we used our culture of spiritually receiving the unknown all these factors led to our setback
the way the british ended the war in nepal makes me proud the way they started it makes me ashamed to share a species with them. humans are complicated and thats why i like them just when you think they are all bad they will surprise you and the opposite is unfortunately the same. @@ManiKumar-ht1cf
@@ManiKumar-ht1cf you indian,Its clear from your way of talking That you think India is superior than nepal,Most of the times You indians speak about nepal is beacuse u are jealous That nepal never faced a colonial past indians had to face,Forget colonism Nepal as a kingdom had diplomatic relations with brithish india after the anglo nepalese war of 1816.
Great choices of topics lately. American education doesn't really cover Asia so we miss out on formative moments of history. I see a lot of parallels in the successful use of the Kukri knife by the Gurka and the Tomahawk axe made famous by the Algonquin native Americans. It's crazy to think bayonets only recently have been phased out in most military units.
this is so well stated and if anything an understatement i dont think most americans know european history very well and asia is a complete blank to them.
We nepalese today dont even realise what we are capable of,We nepalese united can fightback any enemy,Remember,India calls itself a friend of nepal in reality Its the one and only biggest enemy of nepal,India is the successor state of brithsh india,We lost the war to Britain not with india and indians,Britian then was the superpower of the world,look at today's india,My question to nepalese people"is india a superpower in the world?" "even a continental power(asian)?,We lost because we were against superpower , If we can give a fight to the superpower then today's india isnt even a regional power.We nepalese must have the mindest to fight india ,I'M sure war this time will be on our side but atleast the mindset has to be there in the first place.Todays nepalese lack this mindset
We nepalese today dont even realise what we are capable of,We nepalese united can fightback any enemy,Remember,India calls itself a friend of nepal in reality Its the one and only biggest enemy of nepal,India is the successor state of brithsh india,We lost the war to Britain not with india and indians,Britian then was the superpower of the world,look at today's india,My question to nepalese people"is india a superpower in the world?" "even a continental power(asian)?,We lost because we were against superpower , If we can give a fight to the superpower then today's india isnt even a regional power.We nepalese must have the mindest to fight india ,I'M sure war this time will be on our side but atleast the mindset has to be there in the first place.Todays nepalese lack this mindset
True,unbaised history,We nepalese today dont even realise what we are capable of,We nepalese united can fightback any enemy,Remember,India calls itself a friend of nepal in reality Its the one and only biggest enemy of nepal,India is the successor state of brithsh india,We lost the war to Britain not with india and indians,Britian then was the superpower of the world,look at today's india,My question to nepalese people"is india a superpower in the world?" "even a continental power(asian)?,We lost because we were against superpower , If we can give a fight to the superpower then today's india isnt even a regional power.We nepalese must have the mindest to fight india ,I'M sure war this time will be on our side but atleast the mindset has to be there in the first place.Todays nepalese lack this mindset
Chikney alik padera aaija, Knowledge chaina mukh chalawnu mattai jaandaicha, To josto haru lay gardaa hamro Nepali ko naam badnaam huncha, teshai tah Asia maa lowest IQ vaako country maa gaanincha tero comment padyo vaney jhan Chimp haru ko IQ maa po ganit huncha. All you can do is blabber with zero knowledge.
We nepalese today dont even realise what we are capable of,We nepalese united can fightback any enemy,Remember,India calls itself a friend of nepal in reality Its the one and only biggest enemy of nepal,India is the successor state of brithsh india,We lost the war to Britain not with india and indians,Britian then was the superpower of the world,look at today's india,My question to nepalese people"is india a superpower in the world?" "even a continental power(asian)?,We lost because we were against superpower , If we can give a fight to the superpower then today's india isnt even a regional power.We nepalese must have the mindest to fight india ,I'M sure war this time will be on our side but atleast the mindset has to be there in the first place.Todays nepalese lack this mindset
The bravery and fighting ability of the gurkhas were outright lies or exaggerated to make the gurkhas feel special about joining the British army. In reality the English needed cannon fodder soldiers and realized they can get stupid people to join if they convince them that they come from a warrior culture. The gurkhas almost always come from dirt poor communities with no education so they were easier to convince that they were genetically stronger and inherently braver than others in Asia. Plus a lot of British historians admit that the times gurkhas were absolutely humiliated on the battlefield generally got buried throughout history and when they performed well they gave them more praise to inflate their ego's. This divide and conquer method was especially useful in turning different groups of south Asians against each other for the benefit of the colonial masters.
@@StoicHistorian I'm sure it made them stronger than most city folk but the Gurkhas were by no means physically formidable in anyway. Their average height was significantly shorter than even most south Asian people, we know this because their government issued armour was tiny. Even today they're quite small in stature.
@@StoicHistorian I suppose you're right about that but there's only so much muscle you can pack onto such a small frame. Compared to the Marathas, Sikhs, and Pashtun the Gurkhas wouldn't have stood a chance though especially if it comes down to close quarters hand to hand combat. There actually aren't even that many reliable sources on weather the Gurkhas ever successfully dispatched an enemy with their Khukri's. It's all just exaggerated lore to keep an entire group of people under the yolk of European powers. The best way to victimize someone is to convince them they were never a victim in the first place.
I always laught when people bring up the stories of their ancestors's wars with the British as great acts of "Bravery". For me, it's just great acts of STUPUDITY ! I mean, seriously guys, fighting against the most powerful empire of the time is just sheer madness. Whenever i see these tiny little nations fighting the massive British Empire, one question always pops up in my mind : "What the hell is going on in their heads ? What makes them believe they can win ? Why can't these countries understand after seeing the fate of all those who tried to resist that what they intend to do is litteraly an impossible task ?" Especialy small countries like Nepal. What matters most is winning the war. So when a country loses a war, i don't give a sh*t about their "Bravery" or "Valour". All what i understand is you won or you lost. You lost ? Then don't tell me about your glorious and brave resistance, because it simply doesn't interest me. You lost, then that simply means you're a loser. Nothing more, nothing less. I honestly think that the tales of bravery of defeated peoples is just an excuse by the descandants of these people to retain some dignity after their miserable and obvious crushing defeats. And i REALLY think that these people themselves perfectly know that they are speaking crap 'cause they want to find a sense of pride so hard even when there isn't anything to be proud about in defeat...
I hear what you’re saying but they did give the British a run for their money for a bit. Might as well try if you’re going to get invaded right, rather than get stomped and colonized with no submission
@@LENARRATEUR-ce5vo oh I just realized that I was thinking of the wrong video when I commented this. And yeah you are definitely right about Thailand fairing well in the colonial age, but that is a huge exception in the era. The Nepalese probably thought they were gonna end up like the rest of British India
