Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

“ The courage and generalship you have displayed in this battle are superhuman. Nothing is impossible with you. So you keep a handful of men to protect the vanguard. And under the cover of your soldiers, let me cross the bridge with the majority of them. ”

“ Disgrace is the reward of arrogance. In his utter contempt for the rebel soldiers, Captain Thomas retained only a few hundred infantry to fight against Bhavan, sending all the guns and the rest of his men with Lieutenant Hay. ”

“ Captain Thomas saw this and also saw that the majority of the rebel army was escaping. He shouted to Lieutenant Hay: 'With only a few hundred men I can kill these remaining rebels. You take the artillery and the rest of our men and follow the retreating rebel army. Lieutenant Watson is attacking from the left. You attack from the right. But see to it that you reach and block the way to the bridge first. Thus surrounded the rebels can be slaughtered like rats in a trap. They are quick footed Indian soldiers. Above all, they are expert in retreating. ”