The British were waiting for the Mamluks to find them, but these people took a shroud and procrastinated in fulfilling their pledge, and watched the development of situation, and then abandoned their allies when they saw the embarrassment of their position. In the meantime, the villagers took to the British positions in Al-Hammad, and General Stuart sent out a number of soldiers, and the Egyptians also installed artillery on the eastern shore and began bombarding the British army's positions on the western mainland. 250 British soldiers managed to capture the Egyptian positions and the artillery, then the Egyptians were halted for a period of time so MacDonald returned to the mainland.