The artillery consisted of the veteran 18th, 62nd, and 75th R.F.A.Three attenuated cavalry brigades with some mounted infantry completed the force.
The movement was to be upon the old model, and in result it proved to be only too truly so.

French's cavalry were to get round one flank, Le Gallais's mounted infantry round the other, and Tucker's Division to attack in front.

Nothing could be more perfect in theory and nothing apparently more defective in practice.

Since on this as on other occasions the mere fact that the cavalry were demonstrating in the rear caused the complete abandonment of the position, it is difficult to see what the object of the infantry attack could be.

The ground was irregular and unexplored, and it was late before the horsemen on their weary steeds found themselves behind the flank of the enemy.