Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c9.s4.10

v1.c9.s4.10

But there was no rest for Alivardi. On recovering from this illness, he disported himself for a few days, by deer hunt at Mihirpur (24 miles due east of Palāshi), and then marched to Katwā. After assembling his army here, he advanced *via* Bardwān to Medinipur (December, 1749). Meantime, Mir Habib had come to Balesar about 15th October, with Mohan Singh and the Marātha force, while the Pathāns (under Mustafa Khān’s son Murtazā) who formed his rearguard, arrived two days later, making a total of 40,000 men. [Bengal Consult., 26 Oct. 1749; Siyar, ii. 179.]