Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c53.s3.47

v4.c53.s3.47

Holkar’s infantry is described by a European general of the time (George Thomas) as “illpaid, badly officered, and without subordination, indisciplined, nor can they make use of their arms.” Besides, this was a new brigade recently raised by Dudrenec and not yet sufficiently trained. The result was that the left wing of the Deccan army was crumpled up in one short onset, 320 men being slain or wounded out of a total strength of about 2,400. “Captain Paish and several other officers were killed, and Dudrenec only escaped by throwing himself down amongst the dead.”