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direction of our royal army ; and drew up his 

 troops ii. order of battle. Placing himself in the 

 centre of the advanced lines, he stationed the remainder 

 of his troops in the rear as a support. Their numbers 

 were incredible. They occupied, as close as they 

 could be drawn up in depth, from the front line to 

 the entrenched camp, a distance of half a farsakh ; and 

 their front was of equal extent. The ground was 

 every where dark with their numbers, and to judge 

 from appearance, we should suppose they were ten or 

 twelve times more numerous than the army of the 

 Abdal Garcioghly. 



We, whose only wishes were for such a day, after 

 appointing guards for our camp and invoking the 

 support of a bouutiful creator, mounted and advanced 

 to give battle. 



For two complete hours the battle raged with 

 violence, and a heavy fire from cannon and musquetry 

 was kept up. After that, by the aid of the Almightyj 

 our lion- hunting heroes broke the enemy's line, and 

 chaced them from the field of action, dispersing them 

 in every direction. 



Saadet Khan mounted on his state elephant, his 

 NisHA Mur'ammed Khan and other relations, fell 

 prisoners into our hands. Samsa'm Ali Khax 

 Dauran Amir ul Omra Baha'dur, the first minister 

 of the empire, was wounded. One of his sons, with 

 his brother Muzefer Khan, was slain; and another 

 of his sons, Miii Aa'sh'lje- was taken prisoner. He 

 himself died the following day of his wounds. 



Was'ili Khan, the commander of the emperor's 

 body guard, Shad'ae Khan, Amir Kuli Khan, 

 Ali Muhammee Khan, Mir Husen Khan, 



