A History of the Mahrattas v2.c52.23

v2.c52.23

¹ [General Wellesley’s caustic comment was that Monson had ‘advanced without reason and retreated in the same manner.’ Though Monson advanced too far from his base and committed many military errors, his instructions from Lake were not precise; and it is right to add that Monson was an extremely gallant officer, who had led the storming party at Aligarh, and did good service even after his disaster. (O.H.I., p. 602.) For an account of the campaign from the Rājpūt side, see Tod’s Annals of Rajasthan.]