Riyaz al-salatin 114.2.8

114.2.8

Muhammad Taqi Khan, with a large army, advanced to fight, but fell on being wounded with a gun-shot. His army being defeated, retired to Murshidabad. Syed Muhammad Khan, who held the office of Deputy Nazim of Bengal after the departure of Mir Turab Ali Khan for Monghyr, came out of the City of Murshidabad with the troops at hand, and entrenched himself at Chunakhali. But, when the news of the approach of the English army arrived, his troops (many of whom had already received wounds in their fightings with the English) without engaging in battle and without firing their guns and muskets abandoned their entrenchments, and fled to Suti. The army of Qasim Ali Khan arrived at Suti, where Sumroo the Frenchman, with other Generals and troops, was already from before. But the English not abandoning their pursuit followed them up, and a great battle ensued at Suti. In that the star of Nawab Qasim Ali Khan's luck was waning, and the fortune of the English was in the ascendant, after severe fighting, in this battle also the English triumphed. The army of Nawab Qasim Ali Khan, unable to stand the cannonade of the English artillery, were defeated, and retired to the banks of the Adhuah nulla, which was their camping ground from before. There all the troops of the Nawab collected together, and renewed fighting. At length, many of the Generals of Nawab Qasim Ali Khan's army, including Gurgin Khan, Commander of the Nawab's Artillery corps, as well as others, conspired with the English.