By the 6th, Bandırma, Karacabey, and Kirmasti had fallen in rapid succession to The Army of Muhammad.[9] As Anzavur pushed Nationalist leaders in Southern Mamara, he knew the end was near.[9] As the noose tightened, Çerkes Ethem was called upon to bring the rebellion to heel.[10] Ethem was given 2,000 soldiers to do so.[10] On April 16 Anzavur was dealt a resounding defeat near the village of Yahyaköy.[10] By the 19th of April, Bandırma had fallen to Ethem, marking the gradual defeat of Anzavur and his forces.[10] By the end of April, The Army of Muhammad had melted away, as at the end of the first rebellion, and Anzavur had returned to Istanbul on an English vessel.[10]