ford then rode toward santa rosa with seventeen to nineteen bears. not finding padilla, the bears headed toward one of his homes near two rock. the following morning the bears captured three or four men near the rancho laguna de san antonio and also found a corral of horses near the indian rancho of olúmpali, near the mouth of the petaluma river, which they assumed belonged to padilla's group. ford approached the adobe but more men appeared and unexpectedly others came "pouring out of the adobe". militiamen from south of the bay, led by mexican captain joaquin de la torre, had joined with padilla's irregulars and now numbered about seventy. ford's men positioned themselves in a grove of trees and opened fire when the enemy charged on horseback, killing one and wounding another. during the ensuing long-range battle, william todd and his companion escaped from the house where they were being held and ran to the bears. the alta california militia disengaged from the long-range fighting after suffering a few wounded and returned to san rafael. an alta californian militiaman reported that their muskets could not shoot as far as the rifles used by some bears. this was the only battle fought during the bear flag revolt.