baji prabhou-the lion of deccan

Shivaji,the Emperor of Deccan was in retreat strongly pursued by a larger contingent of Mughal armies comprising of Pathans,Rajputs and Moguls.
Shivaji and his small band of loyal Maraths reached a narrow gorge in the mountains.Realizing that a direct confrontation with the enemy would be suicide,Baji Prabhou,Shivaji's general offered to hold the gorge while the rest of the group proceeded to the capital Raigad and returned with a larger army.
Baji Prabhou and his 50 men held the gorge for several hours against the vast Mogul armies till he heard the canon shots from Raigad that help was on the way.When Shivaji and his soldiers reached the gorge,they found that all the Marathas had perished but had succeeded in driving the enemy.