On arriving there they found that the bazaar had been burnt, and that the enemy had taken up a position facing the fort, about a mile and a half distant.
The cavalry skirted the cultivated ground between the force and the plateau, and pushed the enemy backward, with severe loss, into the low hills that skirt the border.

Next morning the enemy were seen in possession of the lower hill, and the force moved out to attack them.

They were found to be in great strength, numbering nearly seven thousand.

Leaving a strong force to face the column, flanking parties came down concealed by the low hills.
Illustration: They charged the attacking force from end to end.
The infantry retired in two sections, but the artillery came into action.

The cavalry made their way up one of the ravines and, when they got within charging distance, they went at the enemy at a gallop.