Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c46.3

v4.c46.3

“An unlucky stanza which a juvenile *charan* had composed after the battle of Tunga, had completely alienated the Kachhwas from their [ Rathor ] supporters, to whom they could not but acknowledge their inferiority. . . . This stanza was retained in recollection at the battle of Patan; and if universal affirmation may be received as proof, it was the cause of its loss, and with it that of Rajput independence. [ Kachhwa ] national pride was humbled; a private agreement was entered into between the Marathas and the Jaipureans, whereby the latter, on condition of keeping aloof during the fight, were to have their country secured from devastation. As usual the Rathors charged up to the muzzles of De Boigne’s cannon, sweeping all before them, but receiving no support, they were torn piecemeal by showers of grape, and compelled to abandon the field. . . . Even the women, it is averred, plundered the Rathors of their horses on that disastrous day; so heart-broken had the traitorous conduct of their [ Kachhwa ] allies rendered them. . . Both these ribald strains are still the taunt of either