1 The royal
2 troops van¬
3 quished a
4 second time*
5 A Onrjt battle
6 with the king’s!
7 troops.
8 M ur Govind
9 defeats tliem.
10 GO HISTORY OF THE SIKHS.
11 the king still more against the Gooroo* and a large
12 army was sent against him, under the command of
13 Kivnmer Beg and Lai Beg. They crossed the
14 Sutlej in search of Hur Govind, but the want of
15 water so distressed the royal troops that they,
16 were unable to fight ; and being, easily defeated by
17 the Gooroo, they fled to Lahore, leaving their two
18 commanders slain on the field of battle.
19 This second successful trial of his strength with
20 the king's troops rendered Hur Govind more daring
21 than every and he resolved to xecross the Sutlej.
22 He arrived at Kurtavpoor, in the Bist Jalindhur,
23 which had been built by Urjun, and here be col¬
24 lected a large army of horse and foot.
25 One of Hur Govind’s followers was a: Pathau,
26 named Paendee Khan, but he had quarrelled with
27 the Gooroo and. escaped to Delhi, anti requested
28 troops from the emperor, for the purpose of seizing
29 Hur Govind. These were readily granted, and on
30 reaching the Punjab a battle was fought between
31 the king’s troops under this Pathan, and the Sikhs
32 led by Hur Govind,
33 The conflict was a desperate one, and great
34 valour was displayed on both sides, for the Mussul¬
35 mans have always evinced a deep-rooted hatred
36 for the Sikhs. Victory at length decided in favour
37 of Hur Govind, who performed prodigies of valour,
38 slaying many of the Mussulmans with his own,
39 hand, and among the rest Paendee Khan.
40 On the death of their leader, the king’s troops
41 fled in confusion, great numbers being slain.