The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c15.53

v1.c15.53

5. Rama Raya soon sent his brother Tirumala with twenty thousand cavalry, five hundred elephants and one hundred thousand foot to occupy the right bank of the Krishna, and defend all the passages of the river. He also sent his second brother Venkatadri with another equally large army. He himself next followed by slow marches with the rest of the forces of his dominions ¹. According to the Maratha account “horses, elephants, camels, stores, cattle, drink-shops, hunting materials, treasure houses and corn stores all these were also brought to the neighbourhood of the royal camp. Every man in Vijayanagara (every one having his own horse) was ordered to join the army” ².