ABSTRACT
The English levied a tax of one maund of wheat flour and one rupee in cash on every head of the population of the town of Panipat on 7 September 1857. The administration of Delhi division was being carried on under John Lawrence since July, and they wanted to continue the arrangement. To the north-west of Delhi, in the Hurrianah district General Van Cortlandt is busy repressing disturbance and resetting the country. The British officers had lured the bhare ke tattoos to gain unlimited loot from Delhi, though they were never to be taken to that city. The Delhi Field Force made a final assault on Delhi on 14 September and Harriana Field Force chief Van Cortlandt was waiting for the outcome. So, when it became almost clear on the 20th that the Delhi had been recaptured, Van Cortlandt started for Rohtak via Bhiwani with his sahibba.
