 Imad-ul-mulk's troops under Bahadur Khan Baluch and Jamil-ud-din Khan supported them.Manaji Paygude entrenched himself opposite Kabul Gate in the north-western section of the Fort.On 25 August 1757, Bahadur Khan and Nagar Mal led an attack on the outskirts of the fort, forcing the Rohilla defenders to fall back to the Fort.