Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 14.12.5

14.12.5

At this very moment the Marhattas, and Mir-habib, seeing the Bengal army fully employed by the Afghans, fell upon its left wing, and made so vigorous an attack, that Seradj-ed-doulah, whose elephant was close to that of his uncle, observed " that matters grew serious " there, and that some assistance must be sent against those " enemies immediately, or it would become too late to think of " it." Aaly-verdy-qhan with an inflamed face, and a tone of anger and peevishness not customary to him, answered bluntly, pray, who are the Marhattas, and who is Mir-habib? My enemies now are those that are before me. After I shall have been revenged of those miscreants, I hope with God's blessing to give a good account of the Marhattas themselves, and to drive them out of my country. After this answer, he, without looking at the Marhattas, continued with his face turned against the Afghans, and he again sent an order to Fakyr-ollah-beg-qhan to charge directly. Whilst he was yet speaking, a swift horseman came up, with a joint message from Rahem-qhan, and Dost-mahmed-qhan, and Mir-cazem-qhan, and Haider-aaly-qhan, requesting leave to charge immediately, as the enemies seemed confounded, and greatly disordered by the fire of the infantry; "we only wait for your order," added the messenger; "and be sure to cover our rear so as to preserve our communication with you." Go, my valorous fellows, answered the Viceroy, go where victory beckons to you;