Manazil al-futuh 1.1.7

1.1.7

When the news of the defeat and death of the above-mentioned chieftains reached Ahmad Sultan, he expressed the deepest regret; but no benefit accrued therefrom to those who had fallen. As the rainy season, however, had drawn to a close, he marched from Shahdara with a view to seek revenge, and turned in the direction of Kunjpura. Directly intelligence of Ahmad Sultan's movement reached the Mahratta leaders, they quitted Kunjpura, and arriving at the town of Panipat, encamped there. On this side, Ahmad Sultan, at the head of his army, consisting of 60,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry Jazailchis, 2000 camel swivels, and 200 pieces of cannon, repaired to the bank of the river Jumna, right opposite to Panipat, accompanied by the chieftains of Hindustan; such as Nawab Waziru-l mamalik Shuja'u-d daula Bahadur, son of Safdar Jang Bahadur Irani, with 30,000 horse and foot, and 50 pieces of artillery; Ahmad Khan Bangash, with 15,000 horse and foot, and 60 guns; Najib Khan, with 30,000 horse and foot, and 30 guns; Hafiz Rahmat Khan Afghan Rohilla, with 25,000 horse, and 25 guns; Dundi Khan Afghan Rohilla, with 12,000 horse and foot, and 10 guns; and Asadu-llah Khan Afghan Rohilla, with a similar force. Having crossed the stream in the course of three days, he pitched his camp and pavilion in front of the Mahratta army.