▁attempts ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁area , ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁fier c est ▁fighting ▁of ▁the ▁R ising . ▁As ▁the ▁troops ▁moved ▁in , ▁the ▁reb els ▁contin ually ▁opened ▁fire ▁from ▁windows ▁and ▁behind ▁chim ne ys ▁and ▁bar ric ades . ▁At ▁one ▁point , ▁a ▁pl ato on ▁led ▁by ▁Major ▁She pp ard ▁made ▁a ▁bay on et ▁charge ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁bar ric ades , ▁but ▁was ▁cut ▁down ▁by ▁re bel ▁fire . ▁The ▁British ▁employed ▁machine ▁guns ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁avoid ▁direct ▁fire ▁by ▁using ▁makes h ift ▁arm oured ▁tr uck s , ▁and ▁by ▁mouse - hol ing ▁through ▁the ▁inside ▁walls ▁of ▁ter rac ed ▁houses ▁to ▁get ▁near ▁the ▁re bel ▁positions . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁re bel ▁headquarters ' ▁surrender ▁on ▁Saturday , ▁the ▁South ▁Staff ord shire ▁Regiment ▁under ▁Colonel ▁Taylor ▁had ▁advanced ▁only ▁ ▁down ▁the ▁street ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁dead ▁and ▁ 2 8 ▁wounded . ▁The ▁en rag ed ▁troops ▁broke ▁into ▁the ▁houses ▁along ▁the ▁street ▁and ▁shot ▁or ▁bay on et ed ▁ 1 5 ▁un ar med ▁male ▁civ ili ans ▁whom ▁they ▁accused ▁of ▁being ▁re bel ▁f igh ters . ▁ ▁Else where , ▁at ▁Port ob ello ▁Bar ra cks , ▁an ▁officer ▁named ▁Bow en ▁Col thur st ▁summar ily ▁executed ▁six ▁civ ili ans , ▁including ▁the ▁pac if ist ▁national ist ▁activ ist , ▁Francis ▁She e hy