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Besides thefe the Pindary chiefs, Churgory, and Hool Sewar, had 

 'Bfteen thoufand Pindarries under their authority ; and there were two or 

 •three thoufand horfe with the Rhatore and Cutchwa Vakeels. Thefe, with 

 five or fix thoufand horfe more, were left to guard Dehly, under command of 



BOWANY SHUNKER, 



Two days after the Dujfara, which was the 17th of OBoher 1760, 

 Ahmed Shah Dorr any marched from his camp, ordering his 

 baggage to follow the army ; and marching all night encamped next day 

 at the ford of Baugput eighteen cofs above Debfy, He fearched in vain 

 for the ford, the river being ftill very high, and feveral horfemen, attempt- 

 ing to pafs, were drowned. The Shah having failed and performed reli- 

 gious ceremonies for two clays, on the third a ford was difcovered, but it 

 was very narrow, and on each fide the water was fo deep as to drown who- 

 •ever went the leafr. out of the proper track. 



The troops began to pafs the ford on the 23d of October, and 

 the Shah himfelf paffed as foon as half of his army was on the other fide. 

 The whole anny was completely croffed in two days ; but from their numbers 

 iand the great expedition ufed, many people loft their lives. 



As foon as the army had crofTed, the Shah marched towards the 



•enemy, who al fo moved to meet him, and on the 26th of October 



in the afternoon, the Herawil (or advanced guard) of the two armies, 



'met each other near Sumalkcb Seray, and an action enfued, in which 



the Mabrattas had the difad vantage, and retreated at fun-fet with the lofs 



of near two thoufand men, while not more than one thoufand were killed 



and wounded on the part of Ahmed Shah: the Shah's army returned to 



their c amp* 



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