History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c68.s7.5

v4.c68.s7.5

The Emperor, at the first report of the raid, had ordered Haiat Khan to go with 70 elephants and convey reinforcements to the scene of the fight in the advanced trenches, over the flooded nalah which no boat could cross. But the water was too deep and swift even for elephants; and after standing for hours on the nearer bank of the stream as helpless spectators of the slaughter of their comrades going on on the other bank, Haiat Khan and the troops under him returned to their tents. The trenches and batteries between the nalah and the fort were lost to the Mughals for three days.