Later Mughals v2.c15.s6.7

v2.c15.s6.7

“At two hours before sunset I collected the artillery in position on the left wing, in advance of the vanguard; and followed by a few of my best cavalry, I drove my elephant straight into the thick of the enemy, where my men seemed to be struggling hopelessly against them. At this moment two of the enemy’s horsemen, one after the other, rode their horses, with the greatest boldness, at my elephant, so that their horses’ forefeet were on the elephant. By God’s aid one after the other was dispatched by our arrows. The whole of my friends and chelas at this juncture performed prodigies of valour in the vanguard, and many received repeated wounds. With the greatest effort the force in front of us had been repulsed, when a fresh one appeared in great strength on our right. We succeeded in also repelling this attack. A third time the enemy showed on the left, but soon fell back. The fourth time they came on massed together as a single body. By God's help and His Majesty's good fortune, after much fighting and slaughter, such as cannot be detailed in this brief report, the whole of the enemy finally withdrew.