Most of the carts had been drawn by teams of six mules each, but ten of them had been drawn by horses, and besides the Turkish captain's horse there were four other spare ones.

There were also about a hundred sheep and some goats.
Ranjoor Singh ordered all the corn repacked into fourteen of the carts, sheep and goats into four carts, and ammunition into the remaining two, leaving room in each cart for two men so that the guard who had stood awake all night might ride and sleep.

That left him with sixty-four spare horses.

Leaving the Turkish officer his own horse, but taking the saddle for himself, he gave Tugendheim one, me another, the third to Gooja Singh--he being next non-commissioned officer to me in order of seniority, and having had punishment enough--and the fourth horse, that was much the best one, he himself took.

Then he chose sixty men to cease from being infantry and become a sort of cavalry again--cavalry without saddles as yet, or stirrups--cavalry with rifles--cavalry with aching feet--but cavalry none the less.