'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' [‎358] (575/684)

358 DYNASTY OF THE KAJARS.
pletely embarrassed, whether he should fly, or remain
in his entrenchments. With a wounded heart,
" In tears he passed the day till the night-fall;
" And the night-fall brought no relief to his sor ows."
Before the news of this great event reached the
camp of the Prince Viceroy of the exalted monarchy,
several intrepid warriors, eager for battle, com
manded by Ismail Khan Kajar, arrived there from
the royal Hall of Audience; bringing with them, from
the exalted sovereign's treasury, abundant supplies
of coined gold, arms, stores, and other necessaries:
and, as there now remained no obstacle to carrying
on the war against the Russians, the prince, moving
with all the cavalry and infantry from Choras to
Nakhshiwan, sent out, like unchained lions from the
happy encampment in that place, several detach
ments of champions to scour the country. Husam
Khan Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. and Ismail Khan Kajar, with a body
of the Heaven-aided troops, were ordered to Erivan;
while Aly Khan Kajar and Aman Allah Khan Afshar
proceeded to Nakhshiwan, in advance of the train,
majestic as the starry hosts. The astounding re
port of the advance of these two armies shook the
foundations of the Russian courage : they therefoie
determined, on the night of the 22d of Suwal, to
quit their entrenchments, and take to flight. Husain
Khan Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. and Ismail Khan Kajar pushed on,
against their rear; and having come up with it, de
prived many majors and soldiers of life, and took
several prisoners: many also hastened to the princes
camp, and obtained quarter. Several waggons with
immense stores, belonging to the Russian force, be
came the spoil of the orthodox and victorious cham
pions. As the cold of the atmosphere was now intense,