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Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Bhakti Thapa (born in Lamjung, Nepal) is a National hero of Nepal.Bhakti Thapa fought against Gorkhali in the battle from the side of Kehari Narayan, the King of Lumjung but later he joined the Gorkhali force. Just two years after the unification of Jumla he was made the supreme commander (Sardar) of the whole Nepalese army stationed to the west of the capital in a vast region that stretched almost up to the Sutlez river (now India), and also administrator of this vast region. Sardar Bhakti Thapa’s great success in unification of Jumla made him a legendary figure. Sardar Bhakti Thapa was a patriot involved in the Anglo-Nepalese War. His most important contribution in the war was at the western front of Deothal. In Anglo-Nepal war, Sardar Bhakti Thapa was controlling operation of war of the whole Western Region of Nepal from the fort of Malaun whereas the fort of Surajgadh was in the south of this fort. As the English force had control over the fort of Deuthal, 1000 yards away from Malaun fort, the whole of the Western Region was at stake which made Sardar Bhakti Thapa to go to the battlefield, taking naked Khukuri and sword on his hand, along with 2000 Nepalese soldiers admist the fierce gun-firing of the English army on April 16, 1815.There was a fierce fighting between two force, killing 100 soldiers of Nepalese army while all the officers were killed except only on arsenal. In this battle when Sardar Bhakti Thapa tried to capture a british cannon he was hit by the bullet at his heart. The Major Actorloney, handed over very respectfully to the Nepalese army the dead body of Sardar Bhakti Thapa after covering it by a wollen shawl. The very next day, his body was cremated with the due state guard of honour. His two wives went Sati (burning herself on the of husband's pyre). Before going to the battlefield, he had handed over his grandson to Bada Kaji Amar Singa Thapa. Sitting at the foot of the flag of Nepal, Bada Kaji Amar Singh Thapa and Ram Das, the son of Sardar Bhakti Thapa, encouraged the Nepalese army looking around at the sight of war. Anglo-Nepal war took a different turn after the end of this war.The way Sardar Bhakti Thapa laid down his life at the Deothal battle has become a legend in the Nepalese history.. }

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