Siddi Johar's siege of Panhala did not weaken. He sent his army to meet the British at Rajapur and requested cannons. The British agreed to help Siddi Johar and left for Panhala with the cannons. Gifford, who had been released by Shivaji Maharaj and had not been imprisoned with goods in Miraj, forgot the treaty prohibiting the supply of ammunition to Adilshahi. He betrayed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj by aiding Siddi Johar.