 This caused him and his followers ambush C.E.M Deaborough at the Semantan River on 15 December 1891.When Dato' Bahaman expected an arrest from Deaborough after the ambush, it turned out that Deaborough's forces had lost and escaped to the city of Temerloh
As soon as the British forces in the Peninsular Malaya heard news of their loss in Semantan, the British officers of Pahang rallied their forces to fight against the Malay rebellion.Following of the aftermath, on 21 December 1891, a squadron led by Hugh Clifford and Tengku Mahmud attacked Kampung Kelubi which was the second stronghold of Dato' Bahaman.