90 W. Irvine—The Bangash Nawibs of Farrukhibéd, [No. 2, 
to act with cireumspection. Hearing that some guns had been left at 
Yakutganj, about five miles south of the city and four miles from Fateh- 
garh, Tantia sent off some of his horse in that direction. They collected a 
number of villagers and began to drag the guns towards their own camp. 
As they approached Kasim Bagh*, about half a mile south-west of Fateh- 
garh fort and Hussainpur, the Pathdns, who had concealed themselves in 
the ravines, made a sudden rush and fell upon the guns, turned them on 
the Mahrattas, and fired shot and rockets, so as to kill many and put the 
rest to flight. When Tantia saw this disaster, he mounted and ordered 
out his troops. The whole of his force advanced against the Pathdns and 
commenced a musketry fire, accompanying it with the discharge of rockets. 
On hearing this firing, Nawab Khan mounted and coming to the batteries 
stood there. He ordered his risdlahddars to advance to support the Pathans 
already under fire. Shadil Khan Ghilzai, Sa’dat Khan Afridi, Muhammad Ali 
Khan Afridi, Muhammad Khan Afridi, Khan Miyan Khan Khatak, ’Umr 
Khan Gwaliyari, Namdar Khan, brother of Nawab Ghairat Khan, Nur Khan, 
son of Khalil Khan Mataniya, Mangal Khan of Tilhar and others, left their 
batteries and advanced to support the Pathans. Tantid on his side came on 
to meet andrepelthem. When the two forces came closer, the musketry fire 
ceased and swords were drawn. The Afghan attack was so fierce that they 
even began to wrestle with their enemies, and tolay hold of them by the neck. 
Unable to bear up against the assault, the Mahrattas took to flight. When 
this suecess was reported to him, Nawab Ahmad Khan sent a camel-rider 
with orders forbidding a further advance, and recalled the troops. The 
commanders on receiving this order, sent on the recovered guns in front, and 
followed them into camp with drums beating a triumphal march. The 
Nawab gave praise to each private soldier and dresses of honour to the 
leaders. He then went back to his tents. 
On hearing of Tantid’s defeat, the Wazir with the Jats, Mahrattas, and 
the remainder of his army continued his march till he arrived near the 
Nawab’s entrenchment. He left Mulhar Rao, Apa Sendhia and Tan- 
tid at the Kasim Bagh. He proceeded on himself till he arrived at Singhi- 
rampur, a ferry on the right bank of the Ganges in Parganah Bhojpur, some 
eleven or twelve miles further down the river than Fatehgarh, and there he 
fixed his own encampment. ‘Then he issued orders to Niir-ul Hasan Khan 
Bilgrami to throw a bridge of boats across the river. 
When Nawadb Ahmad Khan heard of the Wazir’s intentions, he gave 
orders to his son, Mahmiid Khan, who was posted upon the farther or left 
bank of the river, to detach two or three thousand men to prevent the 
* The native infantry hospital is now in the Bagh, where is the tomb of Kasim 
Khan, 
