132 Q. A. Silberrad —History of Western Bundelkhand. [No. 2, 
In the beginningof 1812 Sindhia’s general Colonel Filose, with eight 
battalions and 200 horse attacked Chanderi. Maharaja Mur Palilad 
being unable to defend it fled to Jhansi, and Diwan Baklit Singh and 
Umrao Singh opposed him. At first the general besieged the fort of 
Nanora whence Bakht Singh and Umrao Singh, after bravely maintain¬ 
ing their position with the help of 60 sepoys for eight days, fled. 
Colonel Filose attacked Jakhlon a second time in 1812. Diwan Bakht 
Singh maintained a resistance the whole day, and in the evening re¬ 
treated to Deogarh. After eight days the colonel followed him there* 
and after three more days fighting drove Bakht Singh to Chanderi* 
Mur Pahlad then fled to Jhansi leaving his fort to be defended by 
Bakht Singh. The siege was carried on for several weeks but in the end 
through the treachery of a Thakur 1 the town was surrendered. Bakht 
Singh and Umrao Singh held out in the fort of Chanderi till provisions 
ran short, when they fled to Piprai 8 Sindhia’s general followed them 
there but being defeated, on the same day went to Pali, 3 and halted 
there with his army. Another battle was fought at Dudhai and the 
colonel was beaten off. He then returned to Lalitpur and leaving two 
companies there started to Talbehat. In 1813 Diwan Bakht Singh 
attacked Lalitpur and after driving out Sindhia’s troops plundered the 
town. As soon as he heard of the expected return of Colonel Filose he 
marched out and opposed him at Tenta, 41 but being defeated went to 
Nanora and after a short time to Jamandana 6 and there cut up 200 of 
Sindhia’s Sawars. In 1814 a skirmish took place at Amrodh 6 and the 
golonel was compelled to retire with the loss of four companies. In the 
same year Bakht Singh fell ill; a vakil was sent and a peace concluded 
by which the colonel granted him his former jagir. The Diwan died 
soon after at Teh in, and was succeeded in the jagir by his son Diwan 
Gambhlr Singh aged 13, with his uncle Umrao Singh as guardian. In 
1821 Siam Rao was appointed governor of the district on behalf of 
Sindhia. He confiscated the muafi in Malhargarh, which yielded an 
annual income of Rs. 1,300. Diwan Bahadur Gambhir Singh marched out 
to oppose the confiscation, and encountered Slam Rao at the head of a small 
force. The fight lasted six hours and resulted in the repulse of Siam 
Rao, who withdrew to Malhargarh ; Diwan Bahadur was however wound¬ 
ed. After this a series of small fights ensued between him and Sindhia's 
1 See p. 37. 
3 See note 180. 
8 See note 152. 
* 16 miles N. of Lalitpur. 
& Jamandana Kalan. See note 137. 
• Said by the author to be near Pachhor in Gwalior. , 
