History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c22.55

v2.c22.55

† “Dara, who was ignorant of the rules of war and lacked experience in command, foolishly hastened with the Centre and the Advanced Reserve in person, after the charge of Rustam Khan, and placed his own Van and Artillery behind himself.” (Alamgirnamah, 99.) “Dara, in great excitement and helplessness, forgetting true generalship, foolishly drove his elephant beyond his own artillery, charged with a party of Syeds of Barha and Mughals, and thus forced his own guns to be silent.” (Kambu, 15a.) “Dara like an inexpert fighter disordered his own arrangement of troops and advanced beyond his artillery.” (Aqil Khan, 47).