Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 19.20.1

19.20.1

Intelligence being now come that the Shah-zada was in full march, Ram-narain assembled his troops from all parts, and having got himself joined by Pahluvan-sing, and some other Zemindars at the head of their troops, he found himself further reinforced by the arrival of a good body of Afghans, that came to his assistance from Mvrshvd-abad, under the command of Rehem-qhan, the Rohilah, a famous officer, who had acquired a character under Aaly-verdy-qhan, and whom Mir-djaafer-qhan had selected on that very account. Ram-narain thus strengthened, marched out in a favourable hour, pointed out to him by his Brachman astrologers, and he encamped at five or six cosses on the road to Ticary. He had twelve thousand horse, a great deal of infantry, and several large pieces of cannon, together with a large number of swivels and rockets, as well as every requisite for war. Over and above all that force, he had a body of European English, commanded by Captain Cocran, who was accompanied by some other officers and Sergeants; the latter commanded a body of Hindian soldiers, armed and accoutred, and disciplined in the European manner of fighting; I mean those soldiers that are become so famous under the name of Talingas. They may have amounted to a thousand and some hundred men, all armed with flint-locks. They had likewise two brass guns, followed by their carts, loaded with ammunition ready made up;