Padshah-namah 24.3

24.3

Under the apprehension that the infidels, upon getting intelligence of the march of the armies, would put their families on board ships, and so escape from destruction to the disappointment of the warriors of Islam, it was given out that the forces were marching to attack Hijli. Accordingly it was arranged that Allah Yar Khan should halt at Bardwan, which lies in the direction of Hijli, until he received intelligence of Khwaja Sher and others, who had been ordered to proceed in boats from Sripur to cut off the retreat of the Firingis. When the flotilla arrived at Mohana, which is a dahna of the Hugli, Allah Yar Khan was to march with all expedition from Bardwan to Hugli, and fall upon the infidels. Upon being informed that Khwaja Sher and his companions had arrived at the dahna, Allah Yar Khan made a forced march from Bardwan, and in a night and day reached the village of Haldipur, between Satganw and Hugli. At the same time he was joined by Bahadur Kambu, who arrived from Makhsusabad, with 500 horse and a large force of infantry. Then he hastened to the place where Khwaja Sher had brought the boats, and between Hugli and the sea, in a narrow part of the river, he formed a bridge of boats, so that ships could not get down to the sea; thus the flight of the enemy was prevented.