Riyaz al-salatin 114.2.6

114.2.6

In the meantime, hearing the booming of cannons by the English regiment on the heads of Shaikh Ghulam Qadir and Rajah Beni Bahadur, Shuja Quli Khan's jealousy was aroused, and fancying that the booming proceeded from the Rajah's army, and that the Rajah would soon achieve the honour of a victory, without stopping to enquire into the matter, he forthwith sallied out of his position, advanced across Sumroo and Madak, who in consequence had to suspend their cannonade, and waded across the jhil full of mud. The English artillery from front now quickened their cannonade, and Shuja Quli Khan and his soldiers uselessly sacrificed their lives, having lost the cover of their own artillery. The British regiment now penetrated through the entrenchments of Rajah Beni Bahadur who had fled, and attacked the wing of the Nawab-Vizier, as the ground between was already cleared by the foolish and disastrous forward movement of Shuja Quli Khan. Then the Nawab-Vizier's army reeled and broke, the Nawab-Vizier himself stood the ground for some time, but seeing himself deserted by his troops, retreated to Allahabad, whilst his Mughal and Duranian troops as well as English troops, commenced plundering his tents. Mir Qasim who was a prisoner in the hands of the Nawab-Vizier had been released one day before this battle, and after the battle fled to Benares. (See Seir, Vol. II, pp. 761-763).