These disaffected groups formed bands of armed men known as "piquets". The centre piquets held by the 53rd Sikhs were almost entirely unmolested. Renault apologised to the Piquets and paid them substantial damages. During the night, these piquets and others surrounding the camp were heavily fired on. Not a single shot was fired at the piquets during the night. Both piquets then signalled down that they were hard pressed. Eventually with their increasing success, the piquets acquired political aspirations. Clarke's army then advanced against Dutch piquets, losing one killed and 17 wounded in skirmishes. However, in December 2010, the Piquets won a libel case against Renault.