A rush was therefore made, the ambuscade carried, and the enemy put to flight.
Captain Wilson was, unfortunately, killed in the engagement.

His body was put into a hammock and taken to Fumsu, a march of thirty-three miles.

The force then returned to the Prah with the wounded, leaving only a small garrison of fifty men, under a British corporal.
It was a terrible march.

The river had swollen, and the crossing took hours, many of the troops and carriers not arriving until the following day.
"Well, Bullen, how does this campaign compare with that in the Tirah ?" "It is infinitely worse," Lisle said.

"We were only once or twice bothered by rivers, the country was open and, when the enemy crowning the hills were turned out, we were able to go through the passes without much opposition.