twelve
o'clock
Next day a Mullah 's house was destroyed , documents found there showing that he had taken a vigorous part in the rising . Two days later the brigade started on their return march . The 1st and 3rd Ghoorkhas were to cover the retirement , and the 15th Sikhs to hold the Kotal . The baggage train reached the Kotal by twelve o'clock , and the camp at three . The Ghoorkhas , however , had to fight hard ; and were so done up that , instead of continuing to cover the retirement they passed on , leaving the Sikhs to cover . The enemy , thinking that only a small rear guard had been left , came down in great force ; but the fire was so heavy that they fell back , leaving the ground strewn with their dead . The action , however , now became general , all along the hill .