The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c7.33

c7.33

Or in other words only 25 per cent. of the animals came up to the required standard.⁴ Nor was this an exceptional case; for three years later a muster was taken of the cavalry force under Gopal Govinda Patwardhan⁵ and the figures given below show that the majority of the animals were below standard. The total strength of his cavalry was 11,525 and of these: