Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c54.s8.1

v4.c54.s8.1

The theatre of the campaign that followed can be roughly described as an inverted triangle with a 72-mile long base from Ahmadnagar south-westwards to Punā, and its apex at Pandhārpur, 106 miles due south of Ahmadnagar, while the third side, 116 miles in length, joined Pandhārpur to Punā in a north-westernly slant. Up to now Jaswant had campaigned north of the straight line from Ahmadnagar to Punā, and his lighter force enabled him to manoeuvre south of this line and back again to the north at will. Sindhia's slow-moving battalions and artillery had to make their way down this straight road from Ahmadnagar to Punā, obstructed by Jaswant's mobile cavalry at every pass and ferry on the way.