 The Baghdadis responded by firing upon them with arrows, mangonels and ballistas, inflicting heavy casualties upon the attackers.At the Khorasan Gate, the Turks attempted to move up an artillery piece into firing range, but a charge by the regular and irregular Baghdadi forces dislodged the enemy from their position.By the end of the day, the Samarrans withdrew back to their camp; both sides had sustained hundreds of casualties from the fighting.