'The dynasty of the Kajars translated from the original Persian manuscript presented by His Majesty Faty Aly Shah to Sir Harford Jones Brydges ... to which is prefixed a succinct account of the history of Persia previous to that period illustarted with plates and a map of Western Persia' [‎197] (414/684)

DYNASTY OF THE KAJARS,
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zenith with showers of gore from the heads of their
foes. The denseness of the smoke and dust was
so great, that another firmament appeared in the at
mosphere ; in the midst of which flashed the sharp
arrows of the brave, like blazing stars. The Russian
infantry, stubborn as enraged tigers, at the same
time enveloping with gloom and light the surface
of the field of battle, through the lightning and
smoke issuing from their artillery and musketry,
at last began to waver and lose ground, and fled to
join the other column. On this, the ever-triumphant
army gave themselves up to the plunder and spoil
of the tents, and the making of prisoners. Ash-
pukhdar, from the fear of the issue of the battle, and
the rapid charges of the brave warriors, threw himself
on his side, and was every moment giving directions
by the motion of his hand, and exciting his infantry
to renewed exertion : but when the sovereign of
mid-day declined to his western chambers, and the
curtain of darkness began to interpose before the
e yes of mortals, the prince's army withdrew their
hand from battle, and, quitting the area of strife and
contention, reposed in their own quarters. A great
many were wounded or slain on both sides ; and
many of the Russian and Cossack horsemen were
taken prisoners. Ashpukhdar, who, through exces
sive arrogance, had imagined himself the perfection
^ heroism, and had, in the commencement of the
campaign, in conjunction with the resolute warriors
^urjistan, written to the Russian Emperor letters
pledging himself to subdue the Persian Empire with
thls ver y army, on witnessing this overpowering