History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c22.64

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losses: “Near him the deadly fire fell so thick that Wazir Khan and some other newly created peers who stood in front of him were slain. Cannon balls carried off heads or limbs; shots weighing 16 lbs and 20lbs flew (through the air.)” A number of rockets from the artillery accompanying Aurangzib’s division fell in quick succession amidst Dara’s followers and around his elephant. His friends and servants cried out to him to “dismount from his elephant which had become a target” (for the enemy’s guns.) There was no help for it. The wretched Prince hurriedly got down from his elephant and took horse, “leaving his armour, weapons, and shoes behind” in the hawda.*