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It also says,

"The outcome of the battle was decided when Dara Shikoh's descended from his Elephant Howdah at the most critical moment of the battle, his elephant then quickly fled from the battlefield."

Note the phrases 'the outcome of the battle was decided' meaning it could have been won by either side, and 'at the most critical moment' suggesting that if he had pushed on, he could have won.

Oh, and by the way, another site:

" The battle commenced with the artillery of both armies opening fire, apparently the invariable mode of commencing an engagement. Just as things began heating up, a violent shower of rain fell and interrupted the battle for a while. After the weather cleared, the sound of cannon was again heard. Soon Dara was seen leading a general assault from on top of his Ceylon elephant.   Dara advanced towards the enemy cannon leading a large section of cavalry. He was met with firmness and was soon surrounded by slain companions. But Dara kept pushing forward. His troops were encouraged by his example. The charge was repeated and this time there were fewer soldiers who took flight. Soon the cannon was forced, the iron chains disengaged and the enemy line was breached. The camels and infantry were put to the rout and the cavalry of both armies came into contact resulting in the fiercest combat. Showers of arrows obscured the air. With the arrows discharged, the sword was drawn and armies fought hand to hand.



 Aurangzeb, in a bid to reverse his losses, sent his choicest cavalry but that too was driven off the field. At this point, most of the army under Aurangzeb’s immediate command had been defeated or had fled and he was left with less than a thousand troops. He perceived that Dara meant to pursue him till the end, yet he did not retreat and instead commanded that the feet of his elephant be bound with chains, apparently in an effort to convince his remaining troops that he would not flee. Seeing an opportunity to crush Aurangzeb once and for all, Dara was meditating an advance towards Aurangzeb. In this pursuit Dara’s attention was distracted by the news that his left wing was in disorder and that Rustam Khan and Raja Chattar had been killed and now Raja Rautela, after valiantly breaching the enemy lines, was entirely surrounded.



 Dara abandoned his plans of pursuing Aurangzeb and decided to go to the aid of his left wing. Dara’s presence turned the tide and the enemy was driven back at all points. Meanwhile Raja Rautela and his Rajput warriors was pursuing Murad Baksh. Though wounded and surrounded by the Rajput, the prince was able to use his bow and arrow with such accuracy that he killed the raja with one deadly aim. Hearing the news of the death of the Raja and that Murad Baksh was surrounded by the now leaderless Rajput warriors, Dara rushed to attack the prince.



At this point, an act of treachery caused the tide to turn against Dara. Kalil Ullah Khan, who commanded the right wing of thirty thousand Mughals, kept aloof from the engagement under the pretext that his force was meant to be a reserve. Kalil Ullah Khan had suffered an embarrassment at the hands of Dara (Dara had shoe-beaten him for some minor offence) and he considered that the hour had arrived when he might pay Dara back for the insult. Since his absence from the battle did not produce the effect that he intended, he took recourse to another scheme. He approached Dara as the prince was hastening to assist in the assault of Murad Baksh and advised Dara to get down from his elephant and mount a horse so that he could move faster and be exposed to lesser danger. This act contributed greatly to Dara’s misfortunes from that point onwards. No sooner had Dara descended from the elephant, a rumor spread that Dara had been killed. Dara’s absence from the elephant only served to strengthen the rumor. Panic seized Dara’s army and every man thought only of his own safety and how he could escape from the resentment of Aurangzeb. In a few minutes the army seemed disbanded. Aurangzeb remained steady on his elephant for another quarter of an hour and was rewarded with the crown of Hindustan."

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<p style="margin:0pt0pt0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;">Note the sentences: "Aurangzeb, in a bid to reverse his losses, sent his choicest cavalry but that too was driven off the field. At this point, most of the army under Aurangzeb’s immediate command had been defeated or had fled and he was left with less than a thousand troops. "

<p style="margin:0pt0pt0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;">Mhm, yep. He was totally winning. Dara's left flank may have been messed up, but if he had pursued Aurangzeb, all of Aurangzeb's troops would have been driven off the field. Even if he curled back to destroy Murad Baksh, Aurangzeb, with less than a thousnad troops with him, could havve hardly done a thing.