It was 1816. The Anglo-Nepalese War was over. British forces conquered Nepal, a small kingdom located in the South-Central Asia. However, the British suffered heavy casualties during the invasion. Their enemies: Nepalese warriors called the Gurkhas proved themselves to be extremely fierce, brave and tough soldiers. British officers were impressed, and they decided to offer some Gurkhas to volunteer for the British East India Company.
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Sergeant Pun was standing alone on the rooftop of his post, when he saw attackers with AK-47s and RPGs surrounding his position. He was sure he was about to die, but he decided to take with him as many enemies as possible. It took for him less than half an hour to kill them all. He used 400 rounds of ammo, 17 hand grenades and a Claymore mine. When sergeant Pun ran out ammo, he battered the last Taliban with a tripod of the machine gun. For this ultimate act of bravery, Diprassad Pun was awarded with a Conspicious Gallantry Cross.
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Captain Limbu was awarded with the Victoria Cross – the highest British decoration for gallantry and bravery in the face of the enemy.

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On 5 March 1945 Rifleman Bhanbhagta Gurung from 2nd Gurkha Rifles was approaching Japanese positions near Tammadu Burma. Gurung and his unit came under heavy fire from the Japanese, including machine gun, mortars and a sniper. The enemy sniper was inflicting casualties among Gurung’s unit. The Gurkha was unable to shoot him from the lying position, so being under fire, he stood up fully exposed and calmly killed the sniper with his rifle. Then he attacked and cleared four enemy fox holes, one after another, killing his enemies with grenades and his bayonet. All the time he was under fire from the Japanese bunker. Still alone and far ahead from his comrades, Gurkha attacked the bunker too. He was out of his hand grenades, so he threw smoke granades into the bunker slit. Then he killed every enemy inside with his deadly Kukri knife. Finally, Gurung with his three comrades defended the bunker from the Japenese counter-attack.
Rifleman Bhanbhagta Gurung was later awarded with a Victoria Cross by King George VI in Buckingham Palace. His bravery was combined with a complete disregard for his own safety. His courage inspired the rest of the regiment, which gained the battle honour “Tamandu” after the fighting. Years later, Gurung’s three sons served in 2nd Gurkha Rifles as well.
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