Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c9.s3.10

v1.c9.s3.10

At the approach of a detachment of the Nawāb’s troops under Fath Ali, the Marāthas left Katwā, carrying everything away from thence. For some time after, their main body remained near Bardwān, while several straggling parties of them were scattered about the country. (Bengal Consult, 25th Feb., 8th March, 1748). But on the Nawāb leaving his capital for Patna (29th Feb.), they returned to Katwā, a large party of them being reported at Kātālia, ten miles from that town, in a factory letter of 14th March. They also captured Thānā fort near Calcutta. However, soon afterwards the entire Marātha force in Bengal hastened to Bihār to join Shamshir Khān, especially as the Peshwā was reported to be on his march to these eastern provinces to support Alivardi Khān, as he had done in 1743.