Le Loutre's militia eventually withdrew, burning the rest of the Acadians' crops and houses as they went.

If militias had not withdrawn by 20 December, the authorities and members of the public intended to close the whole city to traffic.

The engagement lasted about one hour before darkness fell, upon which the militia withdrew about one mile.

General Lahd has said that the militia was withdrawing because his troops in Jezzin "could no longer endure more slow deaths."

As the international force has mobilized, these militias have mostly withdrawn, many heading for havens in the Indonesian province of West Timor.

After the house was lost to flames, the heavily out-numbered militia withdrew and scattered in the darkness.

The militia withdrew about three years later.

Eventually, the white militia withdrew and the area settled into an uneasy peace.

The militia had previously withdrawn just beyond range following the initial contact, yet with the arrival of reinforcements the attacks recommenced.