The rest took refuge under the walls of Deeg, whose guns at once opened fire upon their pursuers.
While the tide pressed forward, unchecked, the Mahratta horse had ridden down in the rear of the British; and had taken possession of the first line of batteries, and had turned their guns upon their late captors.

The consequences would have been serious, had not Captain Norford gathered together twenty-eight men of the 76th Regiment, and led them against the Mahratta horse.

These, staggered by the daring with which this handful of men advanced against them, fired a hasty volley and fled.

Captain Norford was killed, but the men took possession of the guns; which the Mahrattas, thinking that the day was altogether lost, did not attempt to recapture.
As the fortress of Deeg was far too strong to be attacked by any force unprovided with siege guns, the British drew back, until beyond the range of its cannon; carrying off all the guns captured in the batteries, eighty-seven in number.

The total amount of artillery employed against our troops was no less than one hundred and sixty guns.