 The first division fought their way to the Old City through Lal Darwaza and captured it swiftly after defeating Najib's troops under the leadership of Bakhtawar Khan.The second division attacked from the south-east side of the City, where Qutb Shah commanding 2,500 troops fired bombardments on the Maratha soldiers from the Blue Bastion.Realizing that the Old City was lost, Najib Khan and Qutb Shah retreated to the inner City with all their Rohilla troops.