Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c27.s10.2

v2.c27.s10.2

The Bhāu met with two severe disappointments at this stage. It was learnt that Shujā-ud-daulah had decided to cast his lot in with the invaders, and that all the Rajput princes, great and small, were confirmed in their policy of sitting on the fence and keeping both sides in play till some great battle should prove which of the two powers was decidedly the stronger.*