Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c44.s2.77

v4.c44.s2.77

So, it was the interest of the Marwar army to lie on the defensive and gain the necessary three or four days respite for the junction of Ismail Beg’s army. Sindhia’s interest lay in not giving the enemy this time. And knowing the habits of the opium-eating Rajputs and the indolent unruly Nāgās, De Boigne decided that a surprise attack at peep of dawn would catch them at the greatest disadvantage.