A History of Assam c12.85

c12.85

Mir Jumlah now divided his army into two divisions, one of which marched up the south bank of the Brahmaputra, while he himself, with the main body, crossed the Monās by a bridge of boats and advanced along the north bank. The fleet kept pace with the army. It comprised a number of ghrābs, or large vessels carrying about fourteen guns and about fifty or sixty men, each of which was in tow of four kosahs, or lighter boats propelled by oars. Most of the