The Akbarī Generations 49.3

49.3

The officers left in charge of the fort by Raja Jai Chand discharged muskets and arrows and stones against the troops who had dispersed in search of plunder, and inflicted some damage. Upon hearing of this, Husain Kuli Khan mounted his horse with the other amirs to reconnoitre the place. He ascended a hill which is opposite to the fort, and commands it. With great labour some guns were brought up the hill, and fire was opened upon the fort. Its cracked masonry was shattered by the balls. A large number of men stood under the walls, and great loss was suffered. As evening approached, he returned to the camp, leaving a force in charge of that position. During the night, the Rajputs who were in the fortress, and were terrified by the cannonade, made their escape. In the morning Husain Kuli Khan, beating his drums, marched into the fort of Kutila, which he delivered over to the Raja of Gwalior, to whose ancestors it had formerly belonged ; but he left a garrison of his own there.