Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c26.s2.9

v2.c26.s2.9

Thus, the Maratha cause in Marwar, and in consequence of it, throughout Northern India too, was for the time being ruined by the selfish insubordination of one over-proud officer. And soon things began to turn against him. In March Jalor was recovered by Bijay Singh’s men. Jodhpur held out, and so did Nagor in spite of deepening privation hunger and thirst.* But Jayapa clung to his trenches with blind obstinacy. He wanted to wipe out the disgrace of his repulse by Bakht Singh in July 1752, and after his recent boast to the Peshwa and Raghunath he had not the face to turn back from the walls of Nagor without taking it.