Later Mughals v2.c13.s5.18

v2.c13.s5.18

All the reinforcements having now reached him, Haidar Quli Khan divided his army into three divisions : one under his own orders ; one under Sher Afkan Khan Panipati, Bahadur Khan and Daud Khan ; one under Shah Ali Khan Barha and Abdun-nabi Khan. An advance was then made. When the imperialists were five kos from the fort, the Chandela zamindars who had joined Girdhar Bahadur came out to oppose them, and a sharp engagement ensued. The Chandelas forced their way into the ranks of the second division, and the newly recruited men gave way, Shah Ali Khan being so severely wounded that he fell from his elephant. His troops fled in disorder. But Daud Khan, calling on his Afghans, maintained the struggle as long as there was any daylight, and during the night the third division reached the spot. The enemy being now outnumbered, took to their heels and retreated within shelter of the trenches outside the fort. [Khush-hal 999b, Khizr Kh. 13.]