Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c56.s25.6

v4.c56.s25.6

The rot was worst in the head of this campoo. Ambāji Inglé, who had come to take Perron’s place as the supreme General, was the worst sinner. At the first sign of the battle turning against him at Laswari, he took to flight on a richly caparisoned elephant, but as the pursuit grew hotter he changed to a swift horse and escaped, without making one attempt to retrieve the day or save the remnant of his men by conducting an orderly retreat.*