THE 



Battle of Paniput. ira. 



The two armies facing each other rather obliquely, the divifions of Ber- 

 khordar Khan, Amir Beg, and Doondy Khan, were very near to 

 that of Ibrahim Khan Gardee. The plan of the battle here annexed 

 will explain this more clearly than any defcription in writing 

 can do. 



On the 7th of January? 1761, foon after fun-rife, the cannon, muf- 

 ketry, and rockets, began to play without intermiffion, yet our army fuffer- 

 ed but little by them ; for the armies continuing to advance towards each 

 other, the Mahratta guns being very large and heavy, and their level not 

 eafily altered, their (hot foon began to pafs over our troops, and fell a mile 

 in the rear. On our fide, the cannon fired but little,, except from the Grand 

 Vizier s divifion. 



As the armies were advancing towards each other, Ibrahim Khan Gar- 

 dee rode up to the Show, and, after. faluting him, he faid : " you have 

 *'• long been difpleafed with me for infilling on the regular monthly pay 

 " for my people; this month your treafure was plundered, and we have 

 " not received any pay at all ; but never mind that : this day I will convince 

 ** you, that we have not be:n paid ib Jong without meriting it." — He im- 

 mediately fpurred his horfe, and returning to his divifion, he ordered the 

 flandards to be advanced, and, taking a colour in his own hand, he direct- 

 ed the cannon and mufketry of his divifion to ceafe firing ; then leaving two 

 battalions oppofed to BerkhordarKhan, and Amir Khan's divifion, to 

 prevent their taking him in flank, he advanced with feven battalions to attack 

 Doondy Khan and Hafiz Rahmut Khan's divifion, with fixed bay- 

 onets. The Rokillahs received the charge with great refolution, and the ac-- 

 tion was fo clofe, that they fought hand to hand : near eight thoufand Ro*- 



