Bhakti Thapa

Bhakti Thapa

Bhakti Thapa (born in Lamjung, Nepal) is a National hero of Nepal.

He was a patriot involved in the Anglo-Nepalese War. His most important contribution in the war was at the western front of Deothal. Though he was at least in his seventies, he led an early-morning counterattack on numerically superior British forces.

References

* [http://www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/englishweekly/spotlight/2004/dec/dec10/opinion.htm "British-Nepal Relation And Bhakti Thapa"] by Mrs. Laxmi Thapa et al., Nepalnews.com, December 26, 2004, retrieved February 8, 2006


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