Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c44.s2.41

v4.c44.s2.41

∗ The exact dates and details are given in the Kalé Akhbarat. In August 1789, Sindhia commissioned De Boigne to raise a brigade (campoo), but the Savoyard did not personally undertake the work, leaving it to his agent in Sindhia's camp,—evidently because he was not sure of funds being provided. In October De Boigne came from Farrukhabad to Sindhia (at Mathura) and evidently secured adequate advances of money. The battalions raised and trained by him [at Agra] were marched to Mathura at the beginning of January 1790, when Mahādji frequently witnessed their parade and supplied the general with plenty of money and also his own guns brought from Gwalior, besides the new guns which De Boigne cast with the help of Sangster (a Scots man formerly of Rene Madec's corps). In January 1790 the brigade had 12 European and 7 Indian commandants.