Fall of the Mughal Empire v3.c40.s9.11

v3.c40.s9.11

On 10th July a further advance was made by Rana Khan, who moved three miles nearer to the enemy, *i.e.*, towards the Morel river, while Mahadji stepped into his general's last camp, at Didwana. Contact was now established between the rival outposts and henceforth skirmishes took place almost daily, but these were barren of any result. As Capt. Kirkpatrick reports, "The two armies, although they have somewhat approached each other, continue to be nearly as inactive as ever. Their operations are confined to the picking up of straggling cattle, the intercepting of small supplies of provisions, and the parading of their respective picquets opposite to one another, but always at such a distance as to preclude the effusion of much blood." [PRC. i. p. 204.]