The Army of the Indian Moghuls: Its Organization and Administration c22.2

c22.2

The order of battle was then, roughly speaking, as follows. First came the skirmishers. Next was placed the artillery in a line, protected by rocket-men and sheltered by a rough field-work, possibly the guns being also chained together. Behind the guns stood the advanced guard; a little behind it were the right and left wings. Then, at some distance, was the centre, where stood the emperor on his elephant, having a little way in front of him an advanced guard (*iltmish*) and on each side of it two bodies, thrown a little way ahead, called the *tarah*. Behind the centre was the rear-guard (*chandāwul*), having in its charge the baggage and the women. I would beg a reference to the diagrams in Horn, 60, 63, 65, 66, 73. One book, B.M. 6599, fol. 164*a*, has the following disposition: