The enemy's horsemen, however, pushing round to the left flank, were checked by the firmness of the 3rd Ghoorkhas--who stood their ground bravely--and by the fire of the batteries on that flank.

On the right the 2nd Punjab Cavalry charged and drove back the enemy, thus giving time for the two batteries to take up their fresh position, and again come into action.
"The infantry on the right also recovered from the confusion into which they had been temporarily thrown, and poured a withering fire into the Afghans.

In the centre the 2nd Sikhs maintained, through out the fight, a steady and unyielding front.

The steady and well-directed fire of the whole line, aided by the batteries, was creating terrible havoc among the enemy and, after an hour's gallant and strenuous exertion on both our flanks, their efforts began to slacken and, before long, the whole of them were in flight, leaving a thousand dead and wounded on the ground.
"It was calculated that they had at least two thousand casualties, while our own loss amounted to only one hundred and forty-one.

They were not pursued, as the cavalry were required to guard the baggage." "It was a grand fight, Major," the colonel said; "but you were at Maiwand also, were you not ?" "Yes; and it would be hard to find a greater contrast to the fight I have just described.