The main body of them, however, fled to the Secunderbagh.

The 4th Sikhs had been ordered to lead the attack, while the British infantry of the brigade were to cover the operation.

The men were, however, too excited and too eager to get at the enemy to remain inactive, and on leaving the village dashed forward side by side with the Sikhs and attacked the wall.

There was a small breach in this, and many of the men rushed through it before the enemy, taken by surprise, could offer a serious resistance.

The entrance was, however, so narrow that very few men could pass in, and while a furious fight was raging inside, the rest of the troops tried in vain to find some means of entering.
There were two barred windows, one on each side of the gate, and some of the troopers creeping under these raised their shakos on their bayonets.