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Rh not compare with the numbers who fell on the British side, amounting on that eventful occasion to a fifth of the whole force; yet the Maráthás were dejected and disorganised by their failure, and, refusing to attack again, time was given for fresh troops to arrive and relieve the sorely pressed defenders from the serious embarrassments that surrounded them. Reinforcements soon reached them, from Hoshangábád and elsewhere, and, on the 15th December, the greater part of Doveton's (2nd Deccan) Division, having given up all thoughts of reducing Asírgarh in the present emergency, marched into camp, and enabled Mr. Jenkins to impose his own terms upon the rebellious Rájá. The Bhonsla's personal surrender was effected without delay; but the disbandment of his army and the surrender of his artillery being resisted, it became necessary to enforce both these demands by arms; this was successfully accomplished on the 16th, when the Maráthás were routed and dispersed, and all their guns, stores, and elephants captured. The Arabs however fled into the town, and, holding the citadel, they even repulsed an attempt to take the place by storm, but eventually they voluntarily surrendered on honourable conditions, and were escorted to Khándesh, where they were set free to go where they liked, except to Asírgarh.

These successes were completed by others which were gained elsewhere in the Bhonsla's dominions, where partial revolts had taken place, and the