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<blockquote data-quote="ashdoc" data-source="post: 149994" data-attributes="member: 15932"><p><strong>The battle of panipat-- phase one </strong></p><p></p><p>The marathas opened the action as they saw the afghan army coming , by opening fire with their cannons. the cannons were fired by elevating them as the afghans were quite far at that time , but the rapid movement of the afghans meant that by the time the cannon were elevated and fired , the afghans were ahead of the position on which the cannon were fired. the cannonballs fell harmlessly behind the afghan troops.</p><p></p><p>Now to fire on the new positions required the troops to lower the cannons , but as the afghans were approaching fast , by the time the 200 cannons would be lowered the afghan army would be on them. thus ,the weapon bhau held as his trump card over the afghans had failed him at the decisive moment. the cannons of course , had their uses ,as delhi had quickly fallen due to the bombardment of the cannons , and the same had occurred at kunjpura ,whose walls had been breached by the cannons. but they proved to be useless on the fluid battlefield , as against their success against static targets.</p><p></p><p>Bhau had another card up his sleeve , in the form of the gardi musketeers on his left . these now opened fire on the rohillas and afghans in front of them ( afghan right ). the afghans and rohillas also had muskets and opened fire. but they neither had the discipline nor the accuracy of the gardi musketeers . above all ,they were short-range compared to the french muskets of the gardis. their shots simply could not reach upto the gardis.</p><p></p><p>on the other hand ,the gardis began to mow down the afghans . working with clock-like precision , one line of them fired the muskets , and as it went behind to reload , the next line fired. the afghans on the right began to be decimated , and between 8 to 9,000 of them lost their lives. the afghan right seemed to be collapsing.actually the gardis were outnunbered by 2:1 by the opposite afghans and rohillas. yet they got such success .</p><p></p><p>All this was due to the training given to the gardis by ibrahim khan gardi , their brilliant and patriotic commander .earlier he had been enticed by the afghans by trying to give him bribes ,and appeals to common religion. but he had rejected them saying , '' my loyality lies to the land which i have made my home , not from which i come ......'' . he was a pathan !!</p><p></p><p>However , as success went to the gardis , so did jealousy grow among those who were posted to their immediate right , namely the cavalry of damaji gaikwad of gujrat , and the forces commanded by vitthal shivdev. they saw that the battle was being won by the gardis ,while the traditional maratha cavalry was doing nothing . if this continued , the role of the cavalry would diminish in future , and so would its importance . </p><p></p><p>Now the job given to them was to see them opposite side being mowed down by the gardi bullets , and when the gardis finished firing , to charge the defeated and decimated afghans ( of the right side ), and finish them off. but now they dis-regarded orders and charged the afghan lines BEFORE the afghans had been fully decimated. this in fact brought them within range of the short-range afghan muskets . the afghans could hardly believe their luck !! the enemy who was out of range earlier was now stumbling within range.</p><p>immediately the remaining afghans opened fire , and the entire charging force was cut to pieces at point-blank range before even reaching the afghan lines ,as the cavalry borne marathas had no muskets , only swords and spears , and could not return fire.</p><p></p><p>As the horse-borne marathas were now between the afghans and the gardis ,the gardis had to stop firing ,so as not to hit their own comrades.</p><p></p><p>meanwhile , in the center , the afghans charged the maratha lines , but were sent packing by the famed huzrat cavalry of the peshwa ,perhaps the best troops of the maratha empire. then the huzrat cavalry charged on the afghans themselves . the afghans did the mistake of not galloping ahead to meet the maratha charge ,and bore the full brunt of the maratha charge while static. they were scattered by the sheer force of the maratha attack .thousands were killed on the spot.</p><p></p><p>those who survived fled from the battlefield ,and both in the center ,and on the right where the gardis were attacking them ,it was becoming an afghan rout. shah wali khan ,the wazir ,ran after them shouting , '' whither do you fly friends , our country ( afghhanistan ) is far away '' . but no-one listened to him.</p><p></p><p>for the marathas ,this was their chance !!......the golden opportunity of a lifetime !!...... the afghan right was turned ,and on the backfoot due to the gardi musketeers , and the center had melted. considerable gaps had opened in the afghan lines , and through them ,they could safely pass !! to the south !! ,to safety !! where food and supplies awaited !!</p><p></p><p>but how could they ??!! how could they ??!! </p><p>if they escaped to the south , they would have to leave behind the multitude of women , including their own wives ( !! ) , old and infirm people and servants who depended on them for safety !!</p><p>could a maratha soldier show his face in maharashtra if he came back leaving behind these people to the tender mercies of the rapist afghans ??!!.........Noooooooo !!</p><p>the marathas , after this charge , had to RETURN BACK to their original positions !!</p><p></p><p>the situation in the afghan camp was one of panic , and even abdali was momentarily confused . but if it was anyone who could keep his cool while the world was collapsing around him , it was abdali......</p><p></p><p>he immediately sent his reserves and military police , who as yet were idle , numbering 10 ,000 strong , behind the fleeing afghans with orders to browbeat them into coming back . these set after the fugitives , and upon reaching them ,they were beaten ,coerced , forced and cajoled to back into the battle . the situation was explained to them ,that they were in a far off country , and if defeated had no-where to run .......so they had to stand and fight ......</p><p></p><p>finally ,they were brought back , and the upon reserves and military police joining them ,were divided into two groups . the larger one went to the center ,and the other to the right which had been hammered by the gardis , to bolster that side.</p><p></p><p>abdali had done well to bring these troops back , for the fortunes of war were about to change......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ashdoc, post: 149994, member: 15932"] [B]The battle of panipat-- phase one [/B] The marathas opened the action as they saw the afghan army coming , by opening fire with their cannons. the cannons were fired by elevating them as the afghans were quite far at that time , but the rapid movement of the afghans meant that by the time the cannon were elevated and fired , the afghans were ahead of the position on which the cannon were fired. the cannonballs fell harmlessly behind the afghan troops. Now to fire on the new positions required the troops to lower the cannons , but as the afghans were approaching fast , by the time the 200 cannons would be lowered the afghan army would be on them. thus ,the weapon bhau held as his trump card over the afghans had failed him at the decisive moment. the cannons of course , had their uses ,as delhi had quickly fallen due to the bombardment of the cannons , and the same had occurred at kunjpura ,whose walls had been breached by the cannons. but they proved to be useless on the fluid battlefield , as against their success against static targets. Bhau had another card up his sleeve , in the form of the gardi musketeers on his left . these now opened fire on the rohillas and afghans in front of them ( afghan right ). the afghans and rohillas also had muskets and opened fire. but they neither had the discipline nor the accuracy of the gardi musketeers . above all ,they were short-range compared to the french muskets of the gardis. their shots simply could not reach upto the gardis. on the other hand ,the gardis began to mow down the afghans . working with clock-like precision , one line of them fired the muskets , and as it went behind to reload , the next line fired. the afghans on the right began to be decimated , and between 8 to 9,000 of them lost their lives. the afghan right seemed to be collapsing.actually the gardis were outnunbered by 2:1 by the opposite afghans and rohillas. yet they got such success . All this was due to the training given to the gardis by ibrahim khan gardi , their brilliant and patriotic commander .earlier he had been enticed by the afghans by trying to give him bribes ,and appeals to common religion. but he had rejected them saying , '' my loyality lies to the land which i have made my home , not from which i come ......'' . he was a pathan !! However , as success went to the gardis , so did jealousy grow among those who were posted to their immediate right , namely the cavalry of damaji gaikwad of gujrat , and the forces commanded by vitthal shivdev. they saw that the battle was being won by the gardis ,while the traditional maratha cavalry was doing nothing . if this continued , the role of the cavalry would diminish in future , and so would its importance . Now the job given to them was to see them opposite side being mowed down by the gardi bullets , and when the gardis finished firing , to charge the defeated and decimated afghans ( of the right side ), and finish them off. but now they dis-regarded orders and charged the afghan lines BEFORE the afghans had been fully decimated. this in fact brought them within range of the short-range afghan muskets . the afghans could hardly believe their luck !! the enemy who was out of range earlier was now stumbling within range. immediately the remaining afghans opened fire , and the entire charging force was cut to pieces at point-blank range before even reaching the afghan lines ,as the cavalry borne marathas had no muskets , only swords and spears , and could not return fire. As the horse-borne marathas were now between the afghans and the gardis ,the gardis had to stop firing ,so as not to hit their own comrades. meanwhile , in the center , the afghans charged the maratha lines , but were sent packing by the famed huzrat cavalry of the peshwa ,perhaps the best troops of the maratha empire. then the huzrat cavalry charged on the afghans themselves . the afghans did the mistake of not galloping ahead to meet the maratha charge ,and bore the full brunt of the maratha charge while static. they were scattered by the sheer force of the maratha attack .thousands were killed on the spot. those who survived fled from the battlefield ,and both in the center ,and on the right where the gardis were attacking them ,it was becoming an afghan rout. shah wali khan ,the wazir ,ran after them shouting , '' whither do you fly friends , our country ( afghhanistan ) is far away '' . but no-one listened to him. for the marathas ,this was their chance !!......the golden opportunity of a lifetime !!...... the afghan right was turned ,and on the backfoot due to the gardi musketeers , and the center had melted. considerable gaps had opened in the afghan lines , and through them ,they could safely pass !! to the south !! ,to safety !! where food and supplies awaited !! but how could they ??!! how could they ??!! if they escaped to the south , they would have to leave behind the multitude of women , including their own wives ( !! ) , old and infirm people and servants who depended on them for safety !! could a maratha soldier show his face in maharashtra if he came back leaving behind these people to the tender mercies of the rapist afghans ??!!.........Noooooooo !! the marathas , after this charge , had to RETURN BACK to their original positions !! the situation in the afghan camp was one of panic , and even abdali was momentarily confused . but if it was anyone who could keep his cool while the world was collapsing around him , it was abdali...... he immediately sent his reserves and military police , who as yet were idle , numbering 10 ,000 strong , behind the fleeing afghans with orders to browbeat them into coming back . these set after the fugitives , and upon reaching them ,they were beaten ,coerced , forced and cajoled to back into the battle . the situation was explained to them ,that they were in a far off country , and if defeated had no-where to run .......so they had to stand and fight ...... finally ,they were brought back , and the upon reserves and military police joining them ,were divided into two groups . the larger one went to the center ,and the other to the right which had been hammered by the gardis , to bolster that side. abdali had done well to bring these troops back , for the fortunes of war were about to change...... 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