Fall of the Mughal Empire v3.c40.s10.7

v3.c40.s10.7

But the greatest loss to the Rajput cause was the death of Muhammad Beg Hamadani, which broke the spine of their offensive power. This general, the most famous Muslim warrior then living in Northern India, had sent his retainers on to attack the Maratha right wing while he stood on an elephant in the shade of a tree watching them from behind. A cannon-ball struck the tree above and rebounding knocked him down to the ground tearing one side of his body open; then the branch broken by the shot fell down crushing him underneath. His advancing troops, ignorant of his fate, shook the Maratha right wing and penetrated to their baggage, but were repulsed by the Deccani horse hurried up from the reserve by Rana Khan.