Manazil al-futuh 1.2.4

1.2.4

The horsemen in question having thus happily escaped the destructive effects of those cannon-balls, we turned back, and reported the news to Ahmad Sultan, that their army was steadily advancing with the resolute determination of giving battle. The Sultan then set about disposing his troops in order, and marshalling their ranks. * * Ahmad Sultan took his stand in the centre of the army, and planted 2000 camel swivels well in advance of his position. In rear of the camel swivels came 20,000 infantry gazallas, backed by the domestics of the royal darbar. Behind these again was the band of music, and in rear of that Ahmad Sultan took up his position, supported behind by the Kazalbash cavalry, counting over 10,000 sabres, and lastly by the force composed of Durranis, Ghiljais, etc. In rear of the line on the right-hand side was stationed Haji Jamal Khan Barakzai, who stood alert and ready for action at the distance of half a kos; so that whenever the enemy should make a desperate assault upon any one of the divisions that were drawn up in front, he might render it assistance. On the left Shuja'u-d daula and others stood ready to furnish succour, and to do his utmost to repel the enemy, whenever any reverse should happen to one of those divisions in the front line.