A History of Assam c13.53

c13.53

The march was continued to the Namirā fort on Nomāl hill, a distance of 36 miles.[†] In the valley below this hill the Kachāris made their first stand. But the Ahom forces were too strong for them and they fled, after a very feeble resistance, to the Lāthia hill, a distance of 9 miles. Here they ambuscaded several small parties which had been sent forward to clear the jungle, but, when an advance was made in force, they were defeated with considerable loss, and retreated, carrying their dead with them. They now took up a position on a hill near Āmlakhi but fled on the arrival of the Ahoms at Tarang, a place about four miles distant. The Ahom army continued its advance, *viâ* Nādereng, to the Kachāri capital at Maibong, a distance of nine miles, and was allowed to enter the town unopposed. A good deal of booty was here taken, including a cannon and 700 guns.