the Battle of P'a n i f/ u t. rrr 



Every day the troops and cannon on both (ides were drawn out, and 2 

 a' diftant cannonade with many fkirmimes of horJe took place: towards 

 the- evening' both' parties drew off to their camps. This continued for near 

 three months : during this time there were three very fevere, though par- 

 tial, actions.. 



Toe firfl was on the twenty-ninth Nov. 1760, when a body of M'ahrat— 

 tas, about fifteen thoufand ftrong, having fallen upon the grand Vizier's poft: 

 en the left of the line, prelTed him very hard ; till a reinforcement coming 

 to his affiftance-, the action became very obftin ate: the Mdbrattas, however, 

 gave way about fun-fet, and were purfued to their own camp with great 

 flaughtcr. Near four thoufand men were killed on the two fides in this action «,- 



The feconct action was on the 23d' of December 1760, when Nujeeb ixiri 

 Dowlah having advanced pretty forward with his divifion, he was attack- 

 ed with fo much vigour by Bulmont Row, that his troops gave way, and 

 only fifty horfemen remained with him, with which frnall number, how- 

 ever, he kept his ground till a reinforcement came to his affiftance; the action 

 was then renewed with great fury, and above three thoufand of Nujeeb ul 

 Dowlah'4 men were killed, or wounded : among the killed was Khalil 

 ul Rahman, uncle to Nujeib ul Dowlah. In the 1 aft charge, which 

 was at near nine o'clock at night, Bulmont Row was killed by a mufket 

 ball: upon which both parties retired to their own camps. 



The third action was much in the fame way ; and thus every day were the 

 two armies employed from morning to nine or ten at night, till at length the 

 Hindaflany chiefs were out of all patience, and entreated the Shah to put an 

 end to their fatigues, by coming at once to a decifive action • but his conftant 



