History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c25.s1.24

v2.c25.s1.24

The first move was made by Syed Alam with Shuja's Right. He charged the Imperial Left Wing, driving in front three infuriated elephants, each brandishing a two-maund iron chain in its trunk.[†] Neither man nor beast could stand their impetuous onset. The Imperial Left, which had no Prince or great general to command it, broke and fled. The panic spread even to the Centre; the soldiers ran about in confusion; the faint-hearted fled without waiting to be attacked.[‡] To make matters worse, a false report of the