They reached the Himalayan foothills by the 1830s, but Nepal was unwilling to allow the British to enter the country due to suspicions of political aggression and possible annexation.
Dosegli su podnožje Himalaje oko 1830-ih, ali Nepal nije bio sklon dozvoliti Britancima ulazak u zemlju zbog sumnji o političkoj agresiji i mogućoj aneksiji te je nekoliko zahtjeva mjerača za ulazak odbijeno.