Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c56.s24.7

v4.c56.s24.7

At last the situation became so intolerable that Lake could not wait any longer but decided to send his cavalry on to break the enemy's double lines (at their right extreme) and follow up this charge by personally leading an attack with the only infantry that had come up to the front as yet, namely the 76th British and one battalion and a half of the Bengal infantry.* There was nearly a mile of plain to be crossed from Lake's present position on the river bank to his point of attack in the Maratha line (right extreme). The 76th British infantry on coming within range was subjected to a murderous fire of canister from the Sindhian artillery and checked. At the same time the Deccani cavalry from their right flank advanced threatening the 76th; but the charge was feeble, and the Maratha horsemen fled away before the British musketry fire, to form far away behind their second line.