abe h ▁and ▁F adal lah ▁that ▁di vert ed ▁Bor no an ▁attention ▁from ▁the ▁S ok oto ▁C ali ph ate . ▁ ▁De fe at ▁and ▁Capt ure ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁While ▁on ▁a ▁Hom age ▁visit ▁to ▁S ok oto , ▁the ▁British ' s ▁K ano - S ok oto ▁Ex ped ition ▁attacked ▁K ano . ▁It ▁is ▁still ▁being ▁deb ated ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁Ali y u ▁had ▁been ▁informed ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁attack ▁before ▁he ▁left ▁for ▁S ok oto ▁or ▁Not . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁British ▁forces ▁captured ▁K ano ▁while ▁Ali y u ▁was ▁away ▁with ▁the ▁Em ir ate ' s ▁large ▁cont ing ent ▁el ite ▁caval ry . ▁On ▁receiving ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁Fall ▁of ▁K ano ▁at ▁S ok oto , ▁Ali y u ▁and ▁the ▁K ano ▁caval ry ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁march ▁to ▁re take ▁the ▁Em ir ate . ▁After ▁three ▁successful ▁enc oun ters ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁at ▁G us au ▁and ▁Zam f ara , ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁the ▁K ano ▁caval ry ▁was ▁amb ushed ▁at ▁K w at ark w ashi . ▁In ▁the ▁en su ing ▁battle , ▁V az ier ▁A hm adu ▁was ▁killed ▁and ▁at ▁some ▁point ▁before ▁or ▁after ▁that , ▁Ali y u ▁took ▁to ▁flight ▁in ▁a ▁Mah ad ist ▁Hij ira . ▁With ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁K