Later Mughals v1.c6.s12.3

v1.c6.s12.3

On the morning of the 13th January 1709 the order was given for the troops to advance in two bodies, that on the right under command of Munim Khan assisted by the Princes Rafi-ush-shan and Jahan Shah ; that on the left, under Zulfiqar Khan, Amir-ul-umara. The first numbering 10,000 to 12,000 men was made up of Daud Khan Panni, Nimaji Sindhia and Rustam Khan's troops, having at their head fifteen or sixteen leaders of a rank high enough to ride on elephants. The second force, that under Zulfiqar Khan, consisted of 14,000 to 15,000 men. Their orders were not to precipitate an attack but to take up positions so as to surround the grove in which Kam Bakhsh had sheltered himself, and to avoid useless slaughter. [Bahadur 174, Kamwar 29, K.K. 621, Kamraj 38a, Dil. 171 b.]