Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c57.2

v4.c57.2

J. G. Duff (iii. 253) gives to Sindhia's army *twelve* battalions of which only 7 came from the Deccan and the rest were the remnants of Perron's northern armies,—1200 to 1500 good horse, and 75 guns. Lake's Quarter-Master John Pester repeatedly notes in his Diary (18th, 24th and 27th Oct.) that he learnt from spies returned from the enemy camp that their strength was *thirteen* battalions. Skinner (i. 304) gives Sarwar Kh. *fourteen* battalions. A Marathi letter (Kharé, xiv. p. 7938) says, “Gulāb Rai Kadam and others with 2000 Deccani troopers and *fifteen* battalions confronted the Red faces”,—(both figures as usual inflated.) Lake's despatches put the enemy's strength at *seventeen* battalions.