The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c15.56

v1.c15.56

The Muhammadan armies, having passed the town of Talikota, which wrongly gave its name to the battle ³, were laying waste the Vijayanagara territory to the North of the Krishna ⁴. Tirumala and Venkatadri had encamped on the South bank of this river, where they had constructed field fortifications and strenghtened them by cannon and rockets ⁵. The allies on reaching the Krishna, found that the only known ford was already occupied by the Hindu army, and despatched scouts to explore the river, hoping to find another fordable passage for their troops; it was not long before they fully ascertained that the only safe ford was just in front of the Hindus.