──────────┬────────┬──────────┬─────────┬────────────┬─────────────────────── Lascar │Company.│Battalion.│Captains.│Lieutenants.│Lieutenant-Fireworkers. Companies.│ │ │ │ │ ──────────┼────────┼──────────┼─────────┼────────────┼─────────────────────── 1, 9, 20│ 1│ 3│Hardwicke│Watkins & │C. Brown │ │ │ │Macleod │ ──────────┼────────┼──────────┼─────────┼────────────┼─────────────────────── 8, 17, 28│ 2│ 3│Mordaunt │Baker, A. │Hoffer, Tilfer │ │ │ │Dunn │ ──────────┼────────┼──────────┼─────────┼────────────┼─────────────────────── 18, 19, 25│ 3│ 3│Macintyre│W. Shipton │ ──────────┼────────┼──────────┼─────────┴────────────┼─────────────────────── │ │ │Lt.-Firew. Clem. Brown│F. Maynard (doubtful). │ │ │was Adj. │ ──────────┴────────┴──────────┴──────────────────────┴─────────────────────── On the 26th October, the line (consisting of one European regiment, ten native, two weak regiments of native cavalry, and the artillery above mentioned and 28 pieces of ordnance) was under arms before daylight. The Commander-in-Chief and staff rode forwards to reconnoitre the enemy, whom they found some miles in advance, near Bittowrah. The line came up, the artillery in the intervals, and the Rohillas pressing forwards, the reserve was brought up into line; they moved so fast, that the artillery attached to the reserve were unable to keep up, and fell into the rear. The enemy at this time were in the jungle on the front and flanks, and some lamentable error committed by Captain Ramsay, commanding the cavalry on the right, wheeled it to the left, and brought it upon the infantry, throwing both into confusion, which was instantly taken advantage of by the enemy, who charged in a most daring and gallant manner (though suffering severely from the fire of grape, which was well directed, and caused great havoc), cutting up the regiments on the right fearfully. Lieutenant Tilfer and the artillerymen and lascars at the guns were cut down to a man. The confusion was great for a time; and the enemy in part reached the centre and rear. However, by strenuous exertions, the tide of victory was stayed, and turned in favour of the British, but not without a heavy loss, as is attested by a monument at the village of Futteygunge, erected by the order of the Governor-General in Council to the memory of Colonel Burrington and fourteen British officers who fell in the action, among whom were Captain Mordaunt, Lieutenant Baker, and Lieutenant-Fireworker Tilfer, of the artillery. One serjeant, 2 gunners, and 20 matrosses, and 27 lascars also fell; and from the casualties being all in the same company (2nd company 3rd battalion), it was probably on the right where the confusion occurred.