A History of the Mahrattas v1.c30.58

v1.c30.58

The Peishwa’s progress was for a time arrested at Nidjeeghul, a place of inconsiderable strength, which held out several months and repulsed two assaults made by the Mahrattas, in one of which Narrain Rao, the Peishwa’s brother, was wounded.¹ It was at last stormed by the Polygar of Chittledroog at the head of his Beruds,² a class of people who, as already noticed, are said to be originally Ramoossees from Maharashtra.