106 W. Irvine—The Bangash Nawdbs of Farrukhabad. [Now2, 
The sun had not yet risen when Sa’dullah Khan, Hafiz Rahmat Khan, 
Donde Khan, Mulla Sardar Khan, Fath Khan and others rode into Ahmad 
Khan’s camp. The Nawab was asleep, but Mustajab Khan and Haji Sar- 
faraz Khan went in, woke him, related what had happened to the Rohelas, 
and informed him of the presence of Sa’dullah Khan and the others. Then 
Ahmad Khan sent for his chief men, Rustam Khan Bangash, Sa’dat Khan 
Afridi, Mangal Khan, Jamal Khan, Zibta Khan, Muhammad Khan, ’Abdul- 
lah Khan, Anwar Khan, Sa’dat Khan Toyah, Shamsher Khan Mahmand , 
Shadil Khan Ghilzai, and others. He gave orders to Shadil Khan and Sa’dat 
Khan to move off at once, break up their bridge and direct the boatmen to re- 
move the boats forthwith to Strajpur ferry. There they were to form a 
bridge of boats and maintain their position, as he intended to cross the river 
at thatpoint. To the other commanders he gave orders to arm and be ready. 
He then directed his march towards the Ganges in the direction of the Rohelas, 
and taking them with him on his right, they all encamped on a wide open 
plain. The Rohelas then sought an interview and explained the condition 
of their troops. They told him that on sending off their artillery to Ban- 
garh, their men had scattered, intending to take to flight. With such a 
state of things existing, it was impossible for them to continue hostilities 
in the field, The Nawab said he ought to have been informed of their 
intentions at once, when they could have concerted other operations. To 
retreat without giving battle was pitiful weakness and would be so held 
by all the world. The Rohela leaders held down their heads and spoke 
not aword. At length they ventured to say, “ What is done cannot be 
“helped, the arrow shot from the bow cannot be recovered.”’ In reply to 
the Nawab’s further enquiries, they stated that, their army having once lost 
heart, they had better go to Anwalah, assemble all their families and go 
with them to the hills. They advised the Nawab to do the same. The 
Nawab, with great reluctance and under compulsion of necessity, agreed to 
their proposals. At an hour and a half before sunset they started for 
Anwalah. 
Next day, before the setting of the sun, they entered Anwalah, and 
Nawab Ahmad Khan took up his quarters in a bdgh inside the town. 
There he rested for nine hours. When one watch remained to daybreak, 
he sent for Nawab Sa’dullah Khan and set out towards the hills. The 
other leaders had been employed the whole night in collecting their cash 
and buried treasure, their household effects, the artillery and the rocket 
two miles north-west of Budéon, but that seems too far to the west. It might be Is- 
lamganj, close to Allahganj in parganah Amritpur. Perhaps His4émud-din, being 
half a os off, did not witness the battle, but that hardly excuses_his suppressing it, as 
he must haye heard of it immediately afterwards. 
