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attack. This mode of proceeding, as Colonel Blacker 

 observes, is better suited than more scientific manoeuvres 

 to the genius of English troops. A scene then ensued 

 similar to that which usually took place in Mahratta 

 battles ; the British regiments rushing forward with the 

 most daring intrepidity in the face of a numerous artillery, 

 by which they severely suffered, and at length, when they 

 came to a close charge, carrying all before them. They 

 lost 174 killed, and 604 wounded ; there being among the 

 former three, and among the latter thirty-five European 

 officers. The Mahrattas, though they left 3000 on the 

 field, retreated with a great part of their army entire ; but 

 they abandoned all the artillery : their courage and confi- 

 dence were gone ; and though their numbers were not 

 greatly diminished, they were no longer an army. The 

 chiefs therefore at once accepted the offered terms ; namely, 

 that young Holkar should be placed under the protection 

 of the British, who were to maintain an auxiliary force, 

 and to have a contingent of 3000 men placed at their 

 disposal; and that certain districts of moderate extent 

 should be ceded, not for the purpose of being possessed by 

 the conquerors, but distributed as rewards to those allies 

 who had remained faithful during the present contest. 



After losing the support of the Holkar family, the Pin- 

 darees found an unexpected asylum with Juswunt Rao, 

 one of Sindia's generals, who occupied several strong 

 camps in the neighbourhood of Rampoora. After several 

 fruitless remonstrances, General Brown attacked this chief- 

 tain, reduced his intrenchments, and obliged him to fly 

 with only a handful of followers. 



The hopes of the Pindarees were now reduced to the 

 lowest ebb. Flight, they knew not whither, became their 

 only resource. They had obtained Kumulner and other 

 fortresses in the Rajpoot territory ; but these, being quickly 

 invested, were, after a short resistance, all given up. Ma- 

 jor Clarke having overtaken the party under Kurreem 

 during the night, and finding them plunged as usual in 

 profound security, delayed the attack till morning, that 

 they might derive no advantage from the darkness. He 

 divided his corps into two, with one of which he made the 

 charge, while the other occupied the only road by which 

 the enemy could retreat. They sustained, accordingly, a 



