A History of the Mahrattas v2.c32.141

v2.c32.141

Rugonath Rao was one of the foremost in a charge which he made, supported only by his own division, amounting to about ten thousand horse. Gungadhur Rao Rastia, second in command of Trimbuck Rao’s army, was wounded, but escaped.² Neither the Pritee Needhee nor Moorar Rao Ghorepuray, although both in Rugonath Rao’s army, was engaged; the former withdrew and after a short time joined Hurry Punt Phurkay, and the latter took the opportunity of the confusion to retire towards his principality at Gootee and never more recrossed the Kistna. Hurry Punt Phurkay immediately effected a junction with Sabajee Bhonslay and the Nizam, but neither of them was in haste to bring the war to a conclusion.