New History of the Marathas v2.c30.55

v2.c30.55

volt, no wail of despair or defeat. Bhau’s courage inspired every soul to supreme exertion, and even after the final rout, people wrote and spoke of the event as if they were heroes. The Marathas have been a practical people possessing a temperament which never was overenthused under victory or crushed under disasters. Writes Maj. Evans Bell, “The battle of Panipat was a triumph and a glory for the Marathas. They fought in the cause of “India for the Indians,” while the great Muhammadan Princes of Delhi, of Oudh and the Deccan stood aside, intriguing and trimming. And though the Marathas were defeated, the victorious Afghans retired and never again interfered in the affairs of India.”