Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c54.s5.14

v4.c54.s5.14

The true facts are that the position of Sindhia’s detachment at Ujjain was hopelessly weak, and only a Lakhwā Dādā could have saved it. Hessing had brought back from the Shujāwalpur side to Ujjain a brigade worn out (*hirāsān*) by constant retreat before a pursuing enemy, with less than one day’s time in which to fortify his post. There was no fort in the true sense in Ujjain, but only a city wall, of no defence against artillery. Even Bhairongarh was incomplete and in ruin at this time.