Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c30.s3.11

v2.c30.s3.11

There was a great delay in fitting out an army from Bengal, as the soldiers' pay had run into arrears for several months and the new Nawab's treasury was empty after the enormous bounties extorted by his English creators. But Clive realized the nature of the crisis at Patna and at last started with an army from Bengal, writing to Ram Narayan to hold out and to Shah Alam that as a proclaimed rebel he would be opposed by the English.