The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c20.21
The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c20.21
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Dhal—Shield. A shield was made of either steel or hide. Brahmans often used a shield made of forty or fifty folds of silk. Irvine, *The Army of the Indian Mogluls*, pp. 77-88; Egerton of Tatton, *Indian and Oriental Armour*, p. 111-18, 134, 139.