Wellesley wrote, "Nearly 2,000 ran off on the evening of the 27th...(not 100 yards from where I was standing) who were neither attacked, nor threatened with an attack, and who were frightened by the noise of their own fire; they left their arms and accoutrements on the ground, their officers went with them, and they... plundered the baggage of the British army which had been sent to the rear."
Wellesley menulis, "Hampir 2.000 orang berlari pada malam hari tanggal 27 ... (tidak 100 yard dari tempat saya berdiri) yang tidak diserang, juga tidak diancam dengan sebuah serangan, dan yang ketakutan oleh kebisingan tembakan mereka sendiri; mereka meninggalkan senjata dan perlengkapan di lapangan, petugas mereka pergi bersama mereka, dan mereka ... menjarah bagasi tentara Inggris yang telah dikirim ke belakang".