History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c41.s6.18

v3.c41.s6.18

The Phukan ran up six miles of walls—broad, high, turretted and strong,—on the bank of the Dilli, east of Mathurapur, connecting the southern hills with the Dihing. But a severe defeat at the hands of Dilir Khan put an end to his night attacks on Mathurapur. A detachment under Sujan Singh chastised the Rajah of Sairing, who was meditating an attack on Garhgaon. The minor encounters that took place almost daily are beyond count. The well-bred cavaliers of Delhi fought without heeding how they were blistered by the sun, or soaked in water and bespattered with mud,—but ever vigilant and ever ready to repel the enemy. "The saddles were never bare of the riders; the horses' backs were never stripped of the saddles; servants ceased to attend on their masters, but each and all, at the least alarm, leaped up from his post and wielded his sword with both hands.”