A History of the Mahrattas v1.c16.25

v1.c16.25

In the meantime, the remaining part of the army, which Sivajee had purposely left in the rear, had invested the strong fortress of Vellore. The siege was conducted by a Bramin named Neerhurry Bullal. He erected his principal batteries on two adjacent hills, which he named Saujra and Gojura; and after a siege of some duration, the detail of which is very imperfectly given in the Mahratta manuscripts, the fort surrendered¹ about the latter end of September.