 The Siamese army led by Crown Prince Naresuan, instead of marching to Ava to join Nanda's armies, hovered around Pegu, and openly disobeyed Swa's orders to march to Ava.Naresuan withdrew to Martaban (Mottama), and formally declared Ayutthaya's independence from Pegu on .Still in Upper Burma, Nanda in haste sent two armies (11,000 men, 900 horses, 90 elephants) to chase the Siamese troops to their country.