▁Miguel ' s ▁re bel ▁forces ▁were ▁defeated . ▁ ▁Miguel ' s ▁army , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁General ▁Gu edes , ▁had ▁been ▁retre ating ▁east ward ▁before ▁the ▁advance ▁of ▁Dom ▁Pedro ' s ▁forces , ▁and ▁had ▁camp ed ▁in ▁a ▁strong ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁He ights ▁of ▁As se ice ira , ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁hills ▁and ▁valle ys ▁about ▁four ▁miles ▁from ▁Tom ar . ▁Miguel ▁himself ▁was ▁at ▁Sant ar ém ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁en su ing ▁battle . ▁Pedro ' s ▁general , ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Ter ce ira , ▁advanced ▁from ▁Tom ar ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁and ▁attacked ▁their ▁position ▁in ▁three ▁columns ▁commanded ▁by ▁Col on els ▁Que ir ós , ▁Nep om uc eno ▁and ▁Vas con cel os . ▁ ▁The ▁Miguel ite ▁forces ▁attempted ▁to ▁rep el ▁them ▁with ▁art illery ▁bomb ard ment ▁and ▁caval ry ▁charges ▁but ▁the ▁loyal ist ▁forces ▁pers isted ▁in ▁their ▁attacks ▁and ▁eventually ▁a ▁charge ▁by ▁their ▁own ▁caval ry ▁carried ▁the ▁height s . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁enemy ▁were ▁killed ▁or ▁wounded , ▁their ▁guns ▁captured , ▁and ▁some ▁ 1 4 0 0 ▁men ▁taken ▁prisoner . ▁The ▁remainder ▁fled ▁towards ▁Go leg ã , ▁which ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁Ter ce ira ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁Dom ▁Pedro ▁( al ready ▁ill ▁with ▁the ▁sick ness ▁that ▁would ▁kill ▁him ▁shortly ▁after ▁his ▁final ▁victory ) ▁arrived ▁there ▁on ▁the ▁ 1