Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c9.s1.16
Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c9.s1.16
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v1.c9.s1.16
At this news, Mir Jafar, thinking that he was about to be outnumbered and enveloped by the Marāthas, lost heart, and without making any attempt to hold Medinipur, fled precipitately to Bardwān, abandoning some elephants and baggage of his army to the enemy (Feb. 1747.) Thus the year 1747 began with an unexpected reversal of fortune for the Nawāb. [Siyar, ii. 156-157.]