[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [Crónica dos reis de Bisnaga](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.paes-nuniz) › [The Narrative of Domingos Paes and the Chronicle of Fernao Nuniz (Sewell, A Forgotten Empire)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.paes-nuniz~en-sewell) › 11.5 # The chronicles of Paes and Nuniz (Vijayanagara) 11.5 The Narrative of Domingos Paes and the Chronicle of Fernão Nuniz (Sewell, A Forgotten Empire) 11.5 - **Language:** English ### [11.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.paes-nuniz~en-sewell.11.5) and then the King's troops began, in these three divisions, to attack the wall with many pickaxes and crowbars,\[561\] and he sent to tell the rest that they should attack on their own account; and such was the result that the defenders of the city began to abandon the first line of fortification, and the women and children took refuge in the citadel. The captain of the city, seeing the dismay that had spread amongst his people, began to turn them back with encouraging words, and with some of them betook himself to that part of the wall which he saw was most severely pressed, begging them that they would come back to the wall and not be afraid. He was answered by some that at that point were those Franks\[562\] who were helping, and that as soon as any one showed himself he was a dead man; and he, wishing to see for himself where the Portuguese were, reached over with his body in front one of the embrasures and was killed with a musquet-shot that struck him in the middle of his forehead. It was said by the Moors that Christovao de Figueyredo had killed him, and they took notice of him (DERAO SYGNAES D ELLE). As soon as the captain was thus killed there was great lamentation in the city, and soon the wall was deserted, so that the men from the King's camp were left to do as they pleased with it; and they noticed the outcry that arose within and saw that there was no one defending the wall. They therefore retired to see what should happen, and left off fighting for that day. - [Previous: 11.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.paes-nuniz~en-sewell.11.4) - [Next: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.paes-nuniz~en-sewell.12) - [Up: 11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.paes-nuniz~en-sewell.11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.paes-nuniz~en-sewell.11.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.paes-nuniz~en-sewell.11.5) · Pramāṇa