All the native allies, with the exception of a hundred, bolted at once, but the remainder, with the Houssas and West Indians, behaved with great steadiness and gallantry, and for two hours kept up a heavy Snider fire upon their invisible foes.
Early in the fight Lieutenant Wilmot, while directing the rocket tube, received a severe wound in the shoulder.

He, however, continued at his work till, just as the fight was ended, he was shot through the heart with a bullet.

Four officers were wounded as were thirteen men of the 2d West India regiment.

One of the natives was killed, fifty severely wounded, and a great many slightly.

After two hours' fighting Colonel Festing found the Ashantis were working round to cut off his retreat, and therefore fell back again on Dunquah.