The 5th of August, 1857 – the Second Battle of Basharatganj

“I yesterday received information that the enemy had re-occupied in force the town of Busherutgunge. I advanced upon it, turned the position by its left and drove the mutineers and rebels out of it with
great slaughter_ They had eight or ten guns beyond the causeway, two on this side of it; two of those beyond were 24-pounders: the whole were kept at such a distance and withdrawn 80 rapidly that we never
got a fair sight of them; none, therefore, fell into our hands, but two on the walls which had been captured on the 29th ultimo and dismantled by the Commandant of Artillery; so imperfectly, however, that· the
enemy again fired out of them. The enemy’s dead strewed the town. I estimate their loss at 300 killed and wounded. I returned to this position in the evening.” (Telegram from Brigadier-General Havelock, C.B., to the Commander-in-Chief dated Camp Mungulwar, 6th August 1857)

1st Madras Fusiliers
Colour-Sergeant Thomas Studdard – slightly wounded

Corporals
Barrett, John – slightly wounded. Killed at Lucknow on the 27th of September
Carr, John – slightly wounded
Cavanagh, Thomas – slightly wounded
Treacy, Hugh – slightly wounded

Privates
Cole, William – slightly wounded
Chaplin, William – slightly wounded and again on September 26th at Lucknow
Connaughly, William – slightly wounded and again at Lucknow on September 26th
Crowley, Patrick – killed in action
Davis, Michael – slightly wounded in the right leg
McCartney, Andrew – slightly wounded
O’Neill, Thomas – slightly wounded in the right hand
Page, Joseph – severely wounded in the right leg by grape shot. Leg amputated. Died of wounds 11/8/1857
Peace, David – slightly wounded in the right leg
Traynor, John – slightly wounded and again on the 27th of September at Lucknow; killed in action on the 5th of October at Lucknow

64th Foot
Private Michael Kirwan – wounded by a piece of shell which struck him on the right side of the head, producing total loss of vision of right eye. (added from Williamson)

78th Highlanders
There are no names listed for this action in The Casualty Roll for the Indian Mutiny

84th Foot
Private James White – wounded. Died of wounds