Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c51.s7.26

v4.c51.s7.26

Still later, after his victory over Holkar at Lakheri (1st June 1793), De Boigne was commissioned to raise a third brigade, and his personal emoluments were more than doubled. So in July 1793, he was given a fresh military fief made up of 52 parganahs and worth 27 lakhs of Rupees a year, absorbing his first and smaller fief. The annual expense of the two brigades was 18 lakhs of Rupees.†