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Shree Captain Later General balbhadra Kunwar | |
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श्री कप्तान पछि जेनरल बलभद्र कुँवर | |
![]() Young Balbhadra Kunwar around Anglo-Nepal war | |
Personal details | |
Born | Bhanwarkot, Kavre, Gorkha Empire (present-day Bhanwarkot, Panchkhal Kavrepalanchok District, Nepal) | 30 January 1789
Died | 13 March 1823 Nowshera, Sikh Empire (present-day Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) | (aged 34)
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Relatives | see Kunwar family see Family of Amar Singh Thapa see Rana dynasty |
Awards | National heroes of Nepal (posthumous) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Rank | Captain (Nepali convention) |
Battles/wars | Anglo-Nepalese War |
Balbhadra Kunwar Chhetri (30 January 1789 – 13 March 1823)[1] was a Gorkhali military commander and administrator in the Kingdom of Nepal. He is one of the National heroes of Nepal.[2] He was highly praised for his military skill for the defence of Nalapani fort in the Anglo-Nepalese War (1814–1816).[3][4] He was a captain[5] in the Nepalese military and was tasked as commander to protect the forts of Dehradun.[6]
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