Nilsen initially panicked, flailing his arms and shouting. However, people panicked and rushed for the stairs. Fearing it was a grenade, the officer panicked and ran. Sensing this, the junta panicked and reacted violently. The horses then panicked, and dragged the overturned carriage over more than of ground. Some Romans panicked and fled inland and the consul himself was taken prisoner. Consequently, the tribesmen panicked and retreated. There, Porter learns that during the mission, Collinson panicked and mistook the soldiers for terrorists. The crowd panicked and eleven died and hundreds were injured. Finnish forces panicked and retreated in front of the overwhelming Red Army. Murad's janissaries poured through the opening, and the defenders panicked and fled. After the defeat, the king panicked, and fled to Lower Burma. Although the villagers had anticipated the bear's return, they were nonetheless panicked by it. Timur had understood that elephants were easily panicked. Seeing their leader going down, his army panicked and dispersed.