Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c54.s8.4

v4.c54.s8.4

Happier in this respect than Daulat Rao, the Holkar chief was making war pay for war. Being the first to raid a virgin field like Khāndesh or Mahārāshtra, he sucked the country dry of its wealth and food, so that nothing was left for Sindhiā's troops who came after. In Khāndesh, he collected 20 lakhs of Rupees during three weeks of May, and these resources enabled him to pay his cavalry and greatly increase the strength and efficiency of his European-trained infantry. (Mohan S. 106 a.)