The Book of Akbar 17: Humayun's bridge over the Ganges. (See Vol. IV., and Vol. V. p. 205.)
Akbar-náma, of Shaikh Abu-l Fazl (Elliot & Dowson, extracts) 17
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[Text, vol. i. p. 198.] When Humayun reached Bhojpur, he found Sher Khan encamped with a large army on the other side of the Ganges. The Emperor ordered a bridge to be thrown over, and it was soon constructed at the ferry of Bhojpur. * * The Afghans brought up the elephant Gard-baz, which they had taken at the battle of Chaunsa, to destroy the bridge, and the elephant pressed against the head of the bridge and brought it down. * * It was now thought advisable to march along the bank of the river to Kanauj.