midnight
The troops had a hearty meal , and then marched out from the village . They were drawn up round the graves , and the bodies were laid reverently in them . Captain Mallett said a few words over them ; the earth was then shovelled in and levelled , and the troops marched to a wood a mile distant , where they halted until the heat of the day was over . They returned by the direct road to the camp , which they reached at midnight . All concerned gained great credit for the heavy blow that had been inflicted on the mutineers , and the affair was highly spoken of in the Brigadier 's report to the Commander in Chief . Shortly afterwards Mallett 's name appeared in general orders as promoted to a brevet Majority , pending a confirmation by the home authorities . Two days after the return of the little column , the brigade marched and joined the force collected at Cawnpore for the final operation against Lucknow , and on the 3rd of March reached the Commander in Chief at the Dil Koosha , which had been captured with the same ease as on the occasion of the former advance .