, ▁the ▁Mar ath as ▁endeav ored ▁to ▁h ire ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁General ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁B uss y - Cast eln au ▁( who ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁N iz am ’ s ▁Army ) ▁for ▁training ▁purposes , ▁but ▁when ▁they ▁failed ▁in ▁their ▁efforts , ▁they ▁managed ▁to ▁h ire ▁I bra him ▁Khan ▁Gard i . ▁I bra him ▁Khan ▁was ▁an ▁art illery ▁expert ▁trained ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁B uss y . ▁The ▁word ▁gard i ▁is ▁a ▁cor ruption ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁word ▁gar de ▁( guard ) ▁and ▁this ▁gard i ▁formed ▁the ▁back bone ▁of ▁Mar ath a ▁inf antry . ▁I bra him ▁Khan ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁re - config uring ▁the ▁Mar ath a ▁art illery . ▁He ▁served ▁the ▁Mar ath as ▁in ▁the ▁inf am ous ▁Third ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pan ip at . ▁During ▁the ▁battle , ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁approximate ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Mar ath a ▁Army ▁men , ▁some ▁ 8 0 0 0 ▁or ▁ 9 0 0 0 ▁were ▁art illery ▁( G ardi ▁Infantry ). ▁They ▁possessed ▁ 2 0 0 ▁can n ons ▁( cons isting ▁of ▁heavy ▁field - pie ces ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁light ▁cam el ▁or ▁ele ph ant - mount ed ▁z amb aru ks ▁( a ▁sw ivel ▁gun ▁equivalent ) ▁and ▁also ▁possessed ▁hand g uns . ▁▁ ▁During ▁this ▁era , ▁sources ▁state ▁that ▁the ▁Mar ath as ▁made