The Mahratta infantry at once wavered, and then gave way; and fell back on their second line, posted near the Juah.
As the 74th Regiment passed through the village, a body of Mahratta horse charged them; but they were met by the British cavalry, who drove them, with great slaughter, into the river.

The second Mahratta line gave way, with scarcely any resistance; and the British cavalry, pressing hotly after them, cut them up terribly.
The infantry followed, as quickly as possible.
But suddenly there was a roar of guns, behind them; and the flying Mahrattas at once rallied, and faced their pursuers.

As they advanced, the force had captured the Mahrattas' guns; but numbers of the artillerymen had thrown themselves down, lying as if dead.
As soon as they saw that the British line was still pressing forward in pursuit, the artillerymen leapt to their feet and, turning the guns, opened fire.
The general at once put himself at the head of the 71st Regiment and the native cavalry and, after a desperate conflict, in which the general had his horse shot under him, succeeded in recapturing the guns.

In the meantime, Colonel Maxwell with the cavalry had, again and again, charged the fugitives who had rallied; and succeeded in completely breaking them up, but was himself killed.
The battle had lasted three hours.

One thousand five hundred and sixty-six of the British force were killed, or wounded, being rather more than a third of the troops engaged.