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 BABAR'S TRIUMPH OVER IBRAHIM 257 cannoneer, on the left of the centre, managed his artil- lery with excellent effect. The right and left divisions, as well as the centre and flankers, having surrounded the enemy and taken them in the rear, were now engaged in hot conflict and were pouring discharges of arrows on them. The THE GREAT HOWITZER CALLED MALIK - I MAI7JAN. enemy made one or two very poor attacks on our right and left divisions, but my troops, making use of their bows, plied them with arrows and drove them in upon their centre. The troops on the right and left of their centre, being huddled together in one place, threw Ibra- him's army into such confusion that it had no way to flee and was equally unable to advance. The sun had mounted spear-high when the battle began, and the combat lasted till mid-day, when the enemy were com-