Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c28.s12.15
Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c28.s12.15
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v2.c28.s12.15
In the first flush of his victory over Suraj Mal, Najib had seized the Jat posts in the middle Doab, from which the collectors had fallen back without resistance. Jawahir now (April 1764) recovered them and strongly reinforced with more artillery and munitions the fort of Ballabhgarh, which was to serve as his base in the operations against Delhi. Here he posted his chief of artillery Bishwa-sukh.