In order to give his infantry time to march away, he hurled the whole of his cavalry against the English.

Again and again they charged down, with the greatest bravery, and although the batteries swept their ranks with grape, and the squares received them with deadly volleys, they persevered until Tippoo had carried off his infantry and guns; and then, having lost five thousand men, followed him.

The English then moved on towards Vellore.

Hyder avoided another encounter, and Vellore was relieved.

Sir Eyre Coote handed over, to its commandant, almost the whole of the provisions carried by the army, and, having thus supplied the garrison with sufficient food for six weeks, marched back to Madras, his troops suffering greatly from famine on the way.
"Nothing took place during the winter, except that Sir Eyre Coote again advanced and revictualled Vellore.