Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 19.20.9

19.20.9

The latter had, at the beginning, warned him, that he had better take his post amongst the English; but this he would not hear, as he found his pride wounded by the proposal, or he had some other object in view. This much is certain, that the Captain who had orders to be careful of the Radja's person, was obliged to send him part of his men; and as his whole corps, which was but a handful, had already suffered much, his men on seeing themselves parted asunder, were confounded, lost their usual firmness, and dispersed; for Cam-car-qhan, making his attack at the very moment of their parting, rendered it impossible for them to form again, and afforded an excuse to their flight, which became less disgraceful on that very account. The runaways being vigorously pursued by that Zemindar, that flight became general, and thereby ceased to be a disgrace. The whole of Ram-narain's army was put to the rout, and the Radja himself obliged to fly for his life. Cam-car-qhan joining him at that very moment, ran a spear at him, wounded him grievously, and would have killed him infallibly, had he not been vigorously opposed by the late Mir-abdollah, the illustrious gentleman whom we have mentioned to have been recommended to the Radja, by Mr. Watts; this officer, on covering his master with his body, received several wounds from arrows, and from spears, but still covered and saved his master.