[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912) › v2.c26.30 # History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c26.30 History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c26.30 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c26.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c26.30) It was evening before this general movement, shifting of camp, and disposition of the artillery and the attacking divisions could be completed. Then the battle began in right earnest. First, as usual in Mughal warfare, there was an artillery duel. From the sunset of the 12th to the dawn of the 13th, there was incessant firing from both sides. “Earth and heaven shook with the noise.” “Clouds of gunpowder smoke covered the field.”\* - [Previous: v2.c26.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c26.29) - [Next: v2.c26.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c26.31) - [Up: v2.c26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c26) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c26.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c26.30) · Pramāṇa