from the sides the Hungarians, forcing them out of the forest, where they were routed. After the superior Russian artillery defeated the crippled Hungarian artillery, Lüders decided to apply the decisive blow, so he ordered a cavalry charge against the Hungarian right flank under the command of General Dimidov. Two uhlan companies attacked the Hungarian infantry, another two the Hungarian cavalry. The attack was so quick that the two companies of Hungarian Hussars, covering the right flank, were unable to change the direction of their line, and also could not achieve the necessary riding speed so the uhlans pushed them back in the village. The infantry battery withstood for a while by forming a square, but Dimidov put two cannons to spray them with canister, breaking their formation, then the uhlans attacked them, killing almost all of them, while the rest routed towards Fehéregyháza. The Hungarian Hussars tried to regroup and counterattack, but the huge enemy superiority, repulsed them. The disarray which started on the Hungarian right wing spread on the center, then also on the right wing, thus Bem's whole army was routing towards Fehéregyháza. The Russian cavalry crossed the Sárpatak creek, and tried to cut off the path of the retreating soldiers. Bem understood the desperate situation and ordered four companies of the 27th infantry battalion to cover the retreat of the artillery; then he too started to flee. His whole army was routed. The soldiers from the right wing which were closer to Nagyküküllő ran towards the northwestern edge of Fehéregyháza: the others ran towards the village's western exit, but there they ran into those who were fleeing back from the left wing, which created massive turmoil. Meanwhile, a Russian uhlan company turned south, cutting off the path of those who ran towards Monostorkert. Here a company of the Hungarian cavalry ran into their fleeing comrades, riding down many of them. The horse-pulled retreating Hungarian artillery from the center, near the bridge, turned too quickly on the main road and the guns turned over, blocking the road. Lieutenant Dénes Kozma from the 88th battalion aligned 35 men behind this barricade, and with three salvos chased back the uhlans trying to break into the village. Kozma then retreated with his men, but in front of the village's tavern he stopped the attacking Russian cavalry in the same way twice. Bem himself was in grave danger. During the retreat