History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c74.s14.40

v5.c74.s14.40

At last this sham warfare could not be kept up any longer, and it became necessary for Zulfiqar to capture the fort if he wished to avoid disgrace and punishment by his master. Rajaram received timely warning, and escaped to Vellore, with his chief officers, but leaving his family behind. Then Zulfiqar gave the order for the assault. While Daud Khan with a large force was noisily exploring a track for scaling Chandrayan-garh from the south and had drawn the defenders to that side, Dalpat Rao scaled the northern walls of Krishna-giri and captured the outer fort after a severe struggle. The garrison retreated to an inner fort called Kalakot, which Dalpat's Bundelas entered pell-mell with them and occupied. The surviving Marathas took refuge in Rajgarh or the highest fort.