A History of Assam c12.91

c12.91

The Ahom forces again declined an engagement. The troops on the north bank fled to Kājali so rapidly as to escape a turning movement attempted by a detachment under Rashid Khān. Those south of the river were not so fortunate; they were overtaken by a flying force, and large numbers of them were killed. The fort at Srighāt, which was protected by a palisade of large logs of wood, was demolished, and Gauhāti, which, at this time, was wholly or chiefly on the north bank of the river, was occupied on the 4th February 1662. A fort at Beltola succumbed to a night attack, and the garrison was put to the sword.