 With the harbour secure , Wainwright ordered the squadron into the bay and there burnt over 50 Al Qasimi craft , including 30 large bhagalas . Smith secured the town itself , burning warehouses and destroying the ammunition stores and fortifications around the town . The Arab forces , who had retreated after the fall of the palace , taunted the British from the surrounding hills but did not make any counterattacks . By the morning of 14 November , the operation was complete and the British force returned to their ships , having suffered light casualties of five killed and 34 wounded . Arab losses are unknown , but were probably significant , while the damage done to the Al Qasimi fleets was severe : over half of the largest and most dangerous vessels had been destroyed at Ras al @-@ Khaimah . 
