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forces, full details of which caunofc be given in order; they will accord¬ 
ingly be merely summarized. On one occasion Siam Rao came to P&£&- 
sari, 1 whence being defeated, he retired. On another occasion he attacked 
the village of Pali, and after 15 days’ fighting was repulsed. He once 
besieged the fort of Nanora, and captured it in 15 days; but a few days 
later there was another fight at Kali Dun 8 in which he was defeated 
and driven back. He was then superseded by Madho Rao, but the new 
Governor was defeated at Bikrampur, 8 and forced to retreat. Soon 
after he unsuccessfully attacked Diwan Bahadur at Bhuchera, 4 but was 
driven off to a distance of four miles. He was next repulsed at Khand.* 
After this another of Sindhia’s officers Lachman Rao attacked Nanora, 
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and an engagement occurred which lasted for 15 days. Another battle 
tva& fought at Galiora, 6 and Diwan Gambir Singh, being defeated, fled 
to Datia. 7 Lachman Rao again came at the head of two companies and 
500 horse, and Diwan Bahadur with several Bundela chiefs opposed 
him; fighting lasted eight days; both sides lost 500 men and Sindhia’s 
army withdrew to Lalitpur. Finally a treaty was concluded by which 
the ‘liak’ was restored, and Diwan Bahadur secured the treatment to 
which he considered himself entitled on the occasion of an interview. 
In addition to this Diwan Bahadur had fights with several other Rajas 
and jagirdars :—the Rao of Rajwara, Raja of Orchha, Rao of Khanya- 
dana, jagirdar of Murwari, 8 jagirdar of Gora, 9 and the jagirdar of 
Kisalwaus. 10 As early as 1813 he had fought Colonel Filose at Garha- 
kota. In 1828 he dug a tank at Jakhlon. 
In 1829, when Bikramajit Raja of Orchha wished to regain Chanderi 
by paying the charges of the Gwalior Contingent, he appointed his son 
Mardan Singh commander of his army, and Umrao Singh of Rajwara, 
and Umrao Singh of Jakhlon as his advisers Diwan Gambhir Singh 
was made a general and Bakshi Bakht Singh of Talbehat was put in 
charge of the cavalry. The campaign began by an attempt on the part 
of Bakshi Bakht Singh to storm Mahroni, but in this he was prevented 
by the arrival of a force of Sindhia’s with two light guns, and accord- 
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1 On the W. bank of the Betwa opposite Deogarh. 
8 In the Balabehat pargana a few miles S.-E, of Dudhai. 
* In Gwalior 4 miles S.-E. of Chanderi. 
4 23 miles N.N.-E. of Lalitpur. 
* A rocky hill N. of Bhuchera. 
6 In Gwalior 3 miles N.-W. of Isagarh. 
7 See note 169. 
8 9 miles N.-W. of Lalitpur. 
9 In Gwalior 9 miles N. N.-EJ. of Chanderi. 
1° The author cannot say where this is, beyond that it is riot the f&salwiritf on 
the Betwa 17 miles N.-W. of Lalitpur. 
