Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c10.s5.11

v1.c10.s5.11

The enemy had not yet been sighted nor had any news of his movements reached the imperialists. But he could not be far off. In this situation the Delhi army made an incredible blunder which can be explained only by the utter fatuity of its chiefs and the hopeless degeneration of public life in India in that age. As a sufferer, Anandrām Mukhlis, writes, "The nobles displayed an astounding ignorance and neglect. They made no attempt to collect intelligence; they did not care to guard their communications with Delhi in the rear, nor the route for the coming of provisions to their camp, but left Sarhind in this state (of negligence.) The enemy's cavalry would have met with no obstacle on the way if it had made a dash on Delhi".