 By the time he received this reply Barphukan would rather fight than yield an inch of the territory which providence had given to his master.The result was that in the first two battles of the campaign were fought near Tezpur in the beginning of April 1669.The Ahoms were worsted on both occasions, but they gained a naval battle, and soon afterwards repulsed the Muhammadans and Ram Singha was compelled to retire to Hajo where he quarreled with Rashid Khan.