Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c48.s3.14

v4.c48.s3.14

The Indore Government’s one need was a pushful General. Bāpu Holkar had been an eye-witness of Patan and Mertā, and therefore knew his own military inferiority and dreaded an open conflict with Sindhia’s New Model army; moreover, he was now in broken health. Parāshar Dādāji, the man of business in charge of Holkar’s army, fully agreed with Bāpu. Tukoji Holkar was quiescent in his cups, and wished for nothing better than to be left alone with his bottles. Their policy was to make a working compromise with Mahadji Sindhia’s generals in Hindustan by mutual agreement and concession. Such an agreement was actually made even after the Surauli affair and it lasted for some four months.