For two days after this they had more or less continuous fighting and, in charging a stockade, Major Morris was severely wounded.

Captain Maguire then headed the charge, and succeeded in capturing the stockade.
"No further resistance was met with, though two more stockades were passed.

This want of enterprise, on the part of the enemy, was due to a short armistice that had been arranged with the beleaguered garrison.
"Major Morris's force was the third reinforcement which had reached the garrison.

The first to come up was a party of Gold Coasters from the south.

This was the only contingent permitted by the Ashantis to enter Coomassie unopposed.