Amar Singh Thapa

thumb|I'm a cub of tiger, don't mistake me with a carcass eating dog. Amar Singh Thapa (born:1808 Bikram Sambat) was Commander of the Western Front in the Anglo-Nepalese war. Quote thumb|Statue of Amar Singh Thapa (elder) at Amargadhi; Quote is visible in the image. They will not rest satisfied without establishing their own power and authority, and will unite with the hill rajas, whom we have dispossessed. We have hitherto but hunted deer; if we engage in this war, we must prepare to fight tigers. Quoted in p. 460 in Prinsep, Henry Thoby (1825). History of the political and military transactions in India during the administration of the Marquess of Hastings, 1813-1823, Vol 1. London: Kingsbury, Parbury & Allen. म बाघको बच्चा डमरु हुँ, सिनो खाने कुकुर हैन । **Transliteration: Ma Bagh ko bachcha damaru hu, sino khaney kukur haina. Translation: I am a cub of a tiger; don't mistake me with a carcass eating dog.Translated by Arjun Bhadra Khanal In the context of wealth offered by British General David Ochterlony during Anglo-Nepalese War. Quote about him Further to the westward lies the valley of the Dhoon [Dehradun], and the territory of Sue-na-Ghur [Srinagar, Uttarakhand]; and further still, the more recent conquests, stretching to the village, in which Umar Sing [Amar Singh Thapa], a chief of uncommon talents, commanded, and indeed, exercised an authority almost independent. Quoted in Anon 1816 An account of the war in Nipal; Contained in a Letter from an Officer on the Staff of the Bengal Army. Asiatic journal and monthly miscellany, Vol 1. May, 1816. pp. 425–429. https://books.google.com/books?id=_dtAAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false External links Category:Military leaders Category:People from Nepal