History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c41.s6.8

v3.c41.s6.8

This success emboldened the Ahoms. An attack on the *thana* of Deopani was repulsed after desperate fighting, but the place continued to be invested. At Garhgaon, too, the enemy concentrated and kept the garrison in perpetual alarm. The neighbouring peasantry, who had submitted to the Mughals, now began to flee away. To complete the misfortune of the invaders the news arrived that Kuch Bihar had been recovered by its Rajah and the imperial garrison expelled from the country.