Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 14.2.8

14.2.8

But whilst those two Commanders were engaged with a body of Marhattas, we who were with Abdol-aaly-qhan, were all engaged with another. That officer had only his brigade against some thousands of them; yet he stood his ground, until Medy-nessar-qhan mounted upon Sayd-ahmed-qhan's standard elephant, joined us with a body of troops. Here a deal of mutual slaughter ensued, and great things were intended, when night came on, and parted the combatants. The enemy giving way retired farther, and halted; and the Viceroy not choosing to advance in the dark, stayed where he was, and passed the night in a small tent provided for him, and for him only; for all the principal Commanders of the army, that is, his two nephews, and a very few others, took shelter under some trees; the rest of the army stood where it was; nor did any one know what had become of the baggage; nor did any one in so dark a night, choose to venture afar in quest of it. Some, more impatient than others, passed the whole night in inquiries, and filled the whole army with cries and tumult. Abdol-aaly-qhan, with the poor man and Allah-yar-qhan, half-brother to the Viceroy, and some other persons of distinction, passed the whole night watching in the Viceroy's tent. At day-break the baggage was found in a neighbouring plain, abandoned by all, but untouched. The poor man's baggage, as well as that of Abdol-aaly-qhan's, was found also without a man to watch over it; but yet untouched.