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and thin of the battle. Far from this, on the
approach of impending danger, Bhao's vanity
vanished and his embarrassment increased with
the passing of time which had a most demoralizing
effect on his comrades and followers. At last Bhao
was forced to ask Shujaud-daula to mediate for
peace between him and the Afghan King. "The
cup is full to the brim", he wrote in his distress,
"and cannot hold another drop. If anything
could be done, do it at once, or else answer me
plainly ; hereafter there will be no time for writing
or speaking".
It appears that Ahmad Shah was not ready
to negotiate a peace with his entrapped adver-
saries. The Marhattas, receiving no reply decided
to lead an attack next morning.
On the seventh of January, 1761, at about
three in the morning, Ahmad Shah received the
news that the whole of the Marhatta army had
marched out of their camp with the intention of
attacking the Afghans. Shuja-ud-daula, the
first to get this information, came directly to
the Shah's camp and desired an immediate
audience. Ahmad Shah soon appeared fully
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