[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Fall of the Mughal Empire](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1932) › v2.c27.s19.9 # Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c27.s19.9 Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c27.s19.9 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c27.s19.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1932.v2.c27.s19.9) The battle began, as usual in that age, with a cannonade. The Maratha guns were larger and, owing to reckless aiming and faulty elevation, their shots fell harmlessly behind the Shah's troops. The Durrāni, like a wise general, reserved his fire at this stage, letting his enemies waste their powder in making an unprofitable noise. His own strength lay, not in big cannon, but in camel-swivels; and these he was resolved to use only at the right moment. - [Previous: v2.c27.s19.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1932.v2.c27.s19.8) - [Next: v2.c27.s20.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1932.v2.c27.s20.1) - [Up: v2.c27.s19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1932.v2.c27.s19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1932.v2.c27.s19.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1932.v2.c27.s19.9) · Pramāṇa