An Empire Builder of the Sixteenth Century, a Summary Account of the Political Career of Zahir-Ud-Din Muhammad, Surnamed Babur
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I now understand that these considerations are worth nothing, and that our haste was without reason." ^ Babur was soon to have ample cause to regret his astrological superstitions. He marched his men out in the traditional formation, van, centre, right and left, and en- countered the foe. His right rested upon the river Kohik — a fact which determined the course of the battle, for Shaibani determined to drive him into it. The Uzbeg leader wheeled his right round Babur's left, and Babur, to avoi...d being outflanked, had to swing round to meet him, with his back to the river. This uncovered his centre, for the van, not having time to move round, remained on the right of the new position. Despite the stout fighting of the Samar- kand troops, who at one time seemed likely to win the day by ' A. S. Boveridge, 139. Firishta II. 20 has a story that the subse- quent defeat was due to the sudden desertion of the troops of Mahmud Khan and Jahangir Mirza ; but this looks like later invention, and I find no conflrination of it.
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