Tenchu-gumi fell into a great confusion as soon as it was attacked by cannons and guns as they were simply disorderly crowds; Tadamitsu, who was a court noble, had no ability to restore the order lost among his soldiers.
烏合の衆である天誅組はたちまち大混乱に陥り、公家の忠光にこれをまとめる能力はなかった。