Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c28.s12.60

v2.c28.s12.60

Jawahir had saved himself and the men of his army and claimed the victory; but it was a most Pyrrhic victory. "The fortune of the Jats has been shaken and the result has been fatal to them. They have returned home pillaged, stupefied and overthrown; and Jawahir ... has since then only gone backwards. The country beyond the Chambal rose at the first report of that rout and is gone as quickly as it was taken. His own country is the prey of the enemy, who have followed him close."*