Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c27.s25.12
Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c27.s25.12
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v2.c27.s25.12
But a generalissimo who has led into ruin half a lakh of fighters and eight times that number of non-combatants entrusted to his care, and made no provision for their compact orderly retreat under proper leaders in the event of an almost certain defeat, stands on a different footing and must receive a different verdict at the bar of history.