[9]. Kurma or Kachhua (the tribe of the princes of Amber) slew his son, Sheo Singh.
[10]. Kamdhaj, it must be remembered, is a titular appellation of the Rathor kings, which they brought from Kanauj.
[12]. Ibid.
CHAPTER 13
Rāja Bijai Singh, A.D. 1753-93.
Rām Singh invites Marātha Aid.
The Battle of Merta.
Two accidents occurred during the battle, each sufficient to turn victory from the standard of Bijai Singh, on the very point of fruition. One has elsewhere been related,[[5]] namely, the destruction of the “Silahposhians,” or cuirassiers, the chosen cohort of the Rathors, when returning from a successful charge, who were mistaken for the foe, and mowed down with discharges of grape-shot. This error, at a moment when the courage of the Mahrattas was wavering, might have been retrieved, notwithstanding the superstitious converted the disaster into an omen of evil. Sindhia had actually prepared to quit the field, when another turn of the wheel decided the event in his favour: the circumstance exhibits forcibly the versatile character of the Rajput.