History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c42.s9.2

v3.c42.s9.2

The army and navy were concentrated at Noakhali. The plan of campaign was that the fleet under Ibn Husain should creep along the coast, while the army should march parallel to it, each supporting the other. Farhad Khan, who had won his laurels in the Assam war, led the vanguard, and advanced cutting the jungle along the sea-shore stage by stage and making a way.