History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c22.73

v2.c22.73

Nor was any pursuit needed. No victory could be more complete. On the vanquished side ten thousand men had fallen, besides horses and transport animals beyond count. The fierce sun and the waterless plain had been as fatal to them as the enemy's blades. All over the ten miles from the field to Agra a sickening spectacle met the eye when the sun arose next morning on the horrors of this day's war. Every few steps the road was bordered with groups of wounded men, who had dragged themselves away from the field in the vain hope of reaching home and nursing and then died of exhaustion and agony, and with fugitives struck down by the murderous hot blast but unscathed by the enemy's sword. Mingled with the men, in the field and the roadside, lay the carcases of the dumb victims of war,—oxen, mules, camels, horses, and elephants. Many of the soldiers also died after entering the city.*