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3374.] Dalton— The Conquest of Balamau. 
Left Wing.— Blach and yellow banner. Two white banners. 
Raja Bihruz. Shaikh. Tatar. 
Shaikh Ahmad. 
Centre.— White banner. 
Baud Khan. 
Eight Wing.— 'Banner with enibroi- Three-tailed ban- Bed-bordered 
dered border. ner golden. banner. 
Muhammad Zahid, Mirza Khan. (colour eaten away) 
Bakhshi of Bihar. Tahawwur Khan. 
The advance of the army from the fort is in the same order. The ban¬ 
ners are thus displayed three times, (1) in the camp; (2) on elephants dur¬ 
ing the advance ; (3) close to each chief in action. 
It is said in the ’ A'lamgirnamah that the Cheros met this advance of 
Daiid’s on the 16th by issuing from the Fort and taking up an intrenched 
position about half a Jcos from the imperial camp. This is represented in the 
picture bjr a straight wall across the picture with three burjs , or bastions, 
on which, as well as on the curtain works, guns are mounted, pointed at the 
camp of the imperialists. 
It is said that hostilities were suspended whilst the commands of the 
emperor were communicated to Pratab, the Chero Raja, viz., that he must 
not only submit, but become a Muhammadan ; but Tahawwur Khan could 
not be restrained, and without orders from Daud, he made an attack from 
the right on the enemies’ left. This is shewn in the picture. 
In front are the three divisions of the army, the sirdars leading, all on 
foot; next come the horses of the sirdars, enormous brutes, each followed 
by an elephant on which is borne the sirdar’s banner, and then the led horses 
of the imperialist cavalry. The third line of banners with the advance indi¬ 
cates the position of the different chiefs in the action; and their names are 
also given. Daud Khan is in the centre. He is dressed all in white, except 
his stockings, which are red, and wears a white turban and tunic and white 
shoes. But the group of Daud and his immediate attendants is drawn on 
a bit of cloth inserted as a patch in the great picture, and it is said that 
this portion of the original drawing met with some accident necessitating a 
reproduction. However, Baud’s two nephews are represented near him 
similarly attired and armed. He and one of his nephews have bows, arrows, 
shield and sword. Another has a matchlock, and one of Daud’s attendants 
holds his master’s firelock as if offering it to him, whilst the general is draw¬ 
ing a bow, evidently not at a venture, as he looks stern and determined, and 
the enemy are close to him. The imperialist forces show a decided mixture 
of races. Some are of dark brown complexion, some lighter brown, and 
others fair as Europeans. The costume varies. There are regulars and 
irregulars in the imperial army, both bowmen and matchlock bearers, the 
