Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c27.s19.8

v2.c27.s19.8

As soon as Ahmad Shah had satisfied himself that it was not the ordinary daily skirmish of the past two months but a regular battle in full force for which the Marathas had sallied forth that morning, he ordered his own troops to form their line of battle facing the enemy. By the time this was done, the late winter sun had already risen, and the Shah galloped in front of his army inspecting every one of the divisions, and then fell back to his customary post in a red tent pitched two miles in front of his camp, and just behind the fighting troops.