Seeing that it was a matter of time before they were overrun by the enemy, Bousgos, who had been fighting alongside Diakos, pleaded with him to retreat to safety. Diakos chose to stay and fight with 48 men; they put up a desperate hand-to-hand struggle for a number of hours before being overwhelmed.
Knowing that their situation was hopeless, Bousgos, who had been fighting alongside Diakos, urged him to retreat to safety.  Diakos chose to stay and fight with 48 men, but they were eventually overwhelmed in a prolonged hand-to-hand struggle.