Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c48.s5.2
Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c48.s5.2
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v4.c48.s5.2
The Sindhian army advanced from the north-east, marching in De Boigne’s favourite column formation; his trained infantry battalions and artillery protected the front and the two flanks, the Deccani horse took shelter in the centre of the column, and a small force of musketeers and some light guns guarded the rear. Before such a compact formation, the Holkar cavalry with their Cossack tactics merely hovered round beyond the range of its fire, unable to stop its advance.