Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c28.s12.20

v2.c28.s12.20

Arrived before Delhi, Jawahir at first held his troops back, determined to assume the offensive on being joined by Malhar. After the arrival of this ally, he advanced his camp to the bank of the Jamuna east of the old Fort (Purana Qila.) Najib took post in the Buland Bagh, at the foot of the imperial fort, and threw a bridge of boats over the Jamuna to allow provisions to come in from the Doab. He himself lodged in the mansion of the former wazir Qamr-ud-din Khan, while his troops took up their residence by the river side. They dug a ditch with an earthen rampart behind it, lined with artillery, and connected the