[46] The Dooranees were so called from Ahmed Shah Abdallah, who assumed the name of Dooree Dooraun, "Pearl of the age," when after seizing the sovereignty of Affghanistan, he was crowned king at Candahar, in the year 1747.
[47] A day kept as a holiday by Hindoo Princes, when, if war be intended, the campaign is opened.
[48] Ἁμφἱ δἁρ ωμοισιν βἁλετο ξἱφος ἁργυρὁηλον,
——αὑτἁρ ἑπειτα σἁκος μἑγα τε στιβαρὁν τε.
Homer's Iliad, ii. 204, 205.
[49] The British used rockets on a small scale in 1817, against the Fort of Hattrass; but they have never tried them against troops.
[50] See Appendix XIX.
[51] Chiefs often ride on war elephants to be better seen by their troops. An Indian queen has thus led her van in the battle field. Should the elephant be struck down, or the chief fall wounded from his elephant, the fortune of the day is generally decided.
[52] Hindoostan commences north of the Nerbudda; south of that river the country is called the "South of India," and "The Deccan."—See Malcolm's Malwa. vol. i. pp. 120, 121.
[53] Vol. ii. p. 598.
[54] Vol. ii. p. 540, note.
[55] The return of those lost was 30,000: one commanding officer said 50,000. Lieutenant-Colonel Burlton discredits the amount, but one of his own departmental officers gave in that number. The Government bought fresh camels in the room of those which died or were lost.