The force therefore returned to the fort.
It was late before the firing ceased, and Major Cobbe's column came in, with the wounded on hammocks and stretchers.

The first two signal shots had slightly wounded Major Cobbe and a white colour sergeant.

After a prolonged fight, the former had finally turned the right of the enemy's position, with two companies of the Central African Regiment; but lost heavily, owing to the thick grass and slow progress.
Meanwhile the West African company had engaged a stockade similar to the one we had rushed, but horseshoe in form.

Thus our men had been almost completely surrounded by a circle of fire.

When, however, the flanking movement had at last been completed, the enemy were charged simultaneously from the front and flank, whereupon they broke and fled.