History of India . r hours, and having halted dur-ing the day to recover from their fatigues, effected arapid passage across the Jiunna, as soon as half thenight was over, and by using the utmost expeditionsucceeded in reaching Sikandra by sunrise. They thenencompassed Holkars army, and made a vast numberof his men fall a prey to their relentless swords. Hol-kar foimd himself reduced to great straits; he had noteven sufficient leisure to fasten a saddle .on his horse,but was compelled to mount with merely a saddle-cloth under him, and flee for his life. Three himdredmore horsemen also followed
History of India . r hours, and having halted dur-ing the day to recover from their fatigues, effected arapid passage across the Jiunna, as soon as half thenight was over, and by using the utmost expeditionsucceeded in reaching Sikandra by sunrise. They thenencompassed Holkars army, and made a vast numberof his men fall a prey to their relentless swords. Hol-kar foimd himself reduced to great straits; he had noteven sufficient leisure to fasten a saddle .on his horse,but was compelled to mount with merely a saddle-cloth under him, and flee for his life. Three himdredmore horsemen also followed after him in the same des- 240 APPENDIX n titute plight, but the remainder of his troops, beingcompletely hemmed in, were either slain or captured,and an immense quantity of property and householdgoods, as well as numbers of horses, fell into the handsof the Durranis. About this time, too, the Shah ar-rived at Delhi from Narnaul, and took up his quartersin the city. In the year 1172 a. h. (1758-9 a. d.), Eaghunath. THE JAMi MA8JID AT DELHI. Eao, the brother of Balaji Eao, after confiding theprovinces of Lahore and Multan to Adina Beg Khan,and leaving Jankuji with a formidable army in thevicinity of the metropolis of Delhi, arrived at the cityof Poona along with Shamsher Bahadur, Malhar EaoHolkar, and Jayaji Sindhiya. Sadasheo Eao Bhaoji,who was Balaji Eaos cousin, and his chief agent andprime minister, began instituting inquiries as to thereceipts and disbursements made during the invasion of SUBSEQUENT EVENTS 241 Hind. As soon as it became apparent that after spend-ing the revenue that had been levied from the countryand the proceeds arising from the plundered booty, thepay of the soldiery, amounting to about six millionrupees, was due, the vain illusion was dissipated fromBhaojis brain. The latters dislike to Raghunath Rao,moreover, had now broken into open contumely anddiscord, and Balaji Rao, vexed and disgusted at find-ing his own brother despised and disparaged, sent ale
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