The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire

by William Dalrymple

All the while, Baji Rao kept in close touch with his new Company allies, who soon put into action a rescue operation.

I’m always struck by stories like this because idk how you can be on the run in hostile territory with just a bodyguard and avoiding enemies but also "in close contact" before the telephone or telegraph