History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c64.s10.34

v4.c64.s10.34

The 30th of October had been fixed for scaling the breach of the inner wall. But that very day a relieving force under Shambhuji was sighted,—at first 800 cavalry and a large body of infantry. The Portuguese army was completely outflanked and lost heart, ''none could resolve to prevent them'' (i.e., the Marathas.) The Viceroy held a council of war which voted with only one or two dissentients for raising the siege.