by 6pm with darkness having approached the volunteers waved a white flag and the surviving volunteers surrendered. the thunderstorm that could have covered their retreat then came across the battlefield. the battle lasted only three hours - in all eleven of the volunteers were killed, the rest were wounded and captured. de villebois-mareuil's aide-de-camp comté pierre de bréda was captured and was treated with chivalry by methuan. in addition prince bagratian of tiflis, a russian volunteer was killed. british losses were three killed and ten wounded.