Page 17 - HP1B 002 The story behind Army Hospital Kathmandu
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They believed that once a khukuri is
drawn out in the battle, the khukuri
had to taste blood of their enemies
before returning to it’s sheath.
They were sent in the front lines of
the battle because they didn’t fear
the bullets once they had khukuris
in their hands.
The British knew they could fight
hard with their khukuris. “Better to
die than to be coward”, they used to
say.
