Captain Hollings' groom was shot dead, and one of his palankeen-bearers was wounded.

His horse, palankeen, desk, clothes, and all the superfluous clothing and utensils, which the sipahees had thrown off preparatory to the attack fell into the hands of the assailants.

Attempts were made to take up and carry off the killed and wounded; but the detachment was so sorely pressed that they were obliged to leave both on the ground.

The loss would have been much greater than it was, but for the darkness of the night, which prevented the assailants from taking good aim; and the detachment would, in all probability, have been cut to pieces, but for the timely arrival of the Special Police under Girwur Sing.
Such attacks are usually made upon robber bands about the first dawn of day; and this attack at midnight was a great error.

Had they not been assailed by the auxiliaries, they could not, in the darkness, have secured one of the gang.