Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 33.17.3

33.17.3

but this was only the army under his own particular command, for there were three other armies, severally commanded by Holcar-malhar, Shimshir-bahadyr, and the Prince of the blood, Vasvass-rao, which last was also the Commander-in-Chief. All these were exceedingly assuming, and so proud of their past victories, as to make no account of any troops but those immediately under their own command; and every one of them seemed to reach with his forehead to the cupola of the third heaven. We must also mention Hibrahim-qhan-gardi, who commanded twelve thousand Sepahies, armed with flint-muskets, besides some artillery mounted and served in the European manner; he belonged in particular to Seda-syö. But what is singular, with all these numerous troops and with all their boasting, as soon as Seda-syö's troops began to feel the pulse of the Abdalies, in a few skirmishes, they conceived themselves to be an undermatch for them; and, contrary to the Marhatta custom, and to their usual method of warfare, their Generalissimo retired beyond Panipût, where he surrounded his army with his baggage, round which he planted his cannon; and this was so very numerous that his intrenchment might have borne the appellation of a wall that vomited fire and flames. Not satisfied with that, he added another intrenchment, made up of the earth of a fosse which he ordered to be dug up immediately.