The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c26.74

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Mednī Rāi was himself with Rānā Sangrama, and, on hearing that Mahmūd had opened the siege of Gāgraun, implored the Rānā to save a town which contained all that was most precious to him. Sangrama responded to the appeal, and marched with a large army towards Gāgraun, and Mahmūd, on hearing of his advance, abandoned the siege and marched with great rapidity to meet him. His army encamped within fourteen miles of Sangrama, who, having ascertained that it was exhausted by its long march, attacked it at once. On his approach the Muslims took the field in small bodies, each division falling in as soon as it could arm and mount. The whole army was thus cut to pieces in detail and utterly defeated. Mahmūd himself was wounded and was captured, fighting valiantly, for he lacked not physical courage, and carried before Sangrama, who received him with the chivalrous courtesy which the Rājput knows how to show to a defeated foe, but compelled him to surrender all his crown jewels.