▁Now , ▁as ▁the ▁Mar á th ás ▁really ▁desired ▁to ▁ru in ▁R ust am ▁Á li , ▁who ▁was ▁their ▁bitter ▁fo e , ▁they ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁surrounded ▁him ▁and ▁cut ▁off ▁his ▁supplies . ▁R ust am ▁Á li ▁stood ▁a ▁block ade ▁of ▁eight ▁days , ▁and ▁then ▁forced ▁his ▁way ▁through ▁his ▁enemies ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁N á p ád , ▁( about ▁four teen ▁miles ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁V ás ad ▁railway ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁An and ▁district ), ▁and ▁then ▁through ▁Kal ams ar ▁to ▁N á pa ▁or ▁N á ba ▁under ▁Pet lad . ▁The ▁Mar á th ás ▁still ▁purs uing ▁R ust am ▁Á li ▁retired ▁to ▁Vas u ▁under ▁Pet l ád ▁where ▁he ▁gave ▁battle , ▁and ▁by ▁a ▁fur ious ▁charge ▁broke ▁the ▁Mar á tha ▁line . ▁The ▁Mar á th ás ▁r al lied , ▁and ▁R ust am ▁Á li ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁were ▁defeated , ▁R ust am ▁Á li ▁being ▁s lain ▁and ▁his ▁nep he ws ▁again ▁taken ▁prisoners . ▁R ust am ▁was ▁buried ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁battle ▁and ▁his ▁head ▁sent ▁to ▁Á h med áb ád . ▁ ▁H ám id ▁Kh án ▁returned ▁to ▁Á h med áb ád ▁with ▁the ▁Mar á th ás , ▁who ▁saw ▁that ▁their ▁only ▁means ▁of ▁effect ing ▁a ▁permanent ▁foot ing ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁was ▁by ▁supporting ▁him . ▁H ám id ▁Kh án ▁then ▁assigned ▁a ▁one