The Legacy of Muslim Rule in India c8.s4.145

c8.s4.145

¹²³ The infantrymen were so placed as to bear the first brunt of the enemys attack. Consequently, the temptation to flee was great. But they could not leave their posts, for on the field of battle horses are on their right and left and behind (them) the elephants so that not one of them can run away (Al-Qalqashindi, *Subh-al-Asha*, trs. Otto Spies, p.76).