A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c21.s3.18

c21.s3.18

And from the river which that King of Delly passed in basket-boats,¹ to that city was twenty-five leagues, all being open country (campos); and in them it seemed good to him to pitch his camp, so that his people might drink of the water in the plain (campos) along the length of the river. At that time there was great drought by reason of the summer season, and the waters of the few little lakes that were in the plain would not suffice for ten days for his troops, horses, and elephants, without drying up; and for that reason he halted some days by the banks of that river, till rain fell in the fields and lakes, enough for such a large army as he had brought with him.