History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c74.s14.38

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∗ Wilkes (i. 133),—"To preserve appearances it was necessary to report [to the Emperor] frequent attacks and repulses. On the other side, Daud Khan, second in command of the Mughal army, drank largely of the best European liquors, and when full of the god would perpetually volunteer the extirpation of the infidels. Zulfiqar necessarily assented to these enterprises, but always gave secret intelligence to the enemy of the time and place of attack; and the troops of Daud Khan were as often repulsed with slaughter." But Bhimsen, who was present in the camp and accuses Zulfiqar of collusion with the Marathas, does not report more than one assault by Daud Khan.