æz sˈuːn æz hiː wʌz fˈɑːɹ ɪnˈʌf ɐwˈeɪ, sˈɪlvɛɹə ænd tˈæboʊdə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd ðɛɹ fˈoːɹsᵻz ænd, ˌɔn fˈoːɹ ˈɔːɡəst, ɐtˈækt ðə fɹˈɛntʃ fˈoːɹs ðæt hɐdbɪn lˈɛft ɪnðə tˈaʊn, ɹˈaʊɾɪŋ ɪt.
As soon as he was far enough away, Silveira and Taboada united their forces and, on 4 August, attacked the French force that had been left in the town, routing it.