Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c56.s13.31

v4.c56.s13.31

The field being clear, the British army moved steadily on to the shady avenue, and there coming within range of the fort-guns, turned south-west and halted west of the town of Koil, beyond the reach of the artillery in Aligarh. Thus Lake had travelled along the entire length of a hairpin loop round the big marsh, without any loss, by keeping out of the range of the enemy’s heavy guns of position.