Some of his men at once carried off his body.

His fall created much dismay; and as, at that moment, the whole of the Punjabis began to pepper his followers with volley firing, they lost heart and quickly retired up the hill.
"Put up your sights to twelve hundred yards," the officer said.
"You must drive them higher up, if you can; for they do us as much harm, firing from there, as they would lower down.

Fire independently.

Don't hurry, but take good aim.
"That was a fine shot of yours, Mutteh Ghar," he said to Lisle, by whose side he was still standing; for they had gone so far down the slope that they were sheltered from the fire behind.

"But for his fall, the baggage guard would have had to fight hard, for he was evidently inciting his men to make a combined rush.