7 Facts About Gurkhas
‘’If I had Gurkhas, no army in the world could defeat me.’’- Adolf Hitler
1. Gurkhas Come from Nepal
Nepal is a naturally beautiful southeast Asian country. Mount Everest, the birthplace of the Lord Gautam Budhha and the warrior brand ‘Gurkha’ are the main identity of Nepal. Profoundly, Nepal is a tourist country. Gurkhas, the name come from a small village in western Nepal where Prithvi Narayan Shah in 1743 AD persuaded his journey to conquer and unify Nepal. In 1816, the aftermath of the Anglo Nepal War prompted ‘’Sugauli Sandhi’’, a treaty signed between Nepal and the British East India Company. British started recruiting young Gurkhas every year since then.
2. Gurkhas Serve in the UK, India and Singapore Police
During British Empire rule over India, British East India company started recruiting Gurkhas and mobilized to various war and revolutionary conflicts. Later, when India gained full independence Gurkhas were divided between British Army and IndianArmy as part of the Britain-India- Nepal Tripartite Agreement. Under the agreement, six battalions remained in India and four in British Army. As British had still colony countries in Malaya, Hongkong and Singapore. British sent Gurkha Battalion to Hong Kong as their main base.
