Advances were made in the first instance to Mir Mubarak Shah and Mir Jaffir, the Subadar-Major of the 1st Punjab Infantry, who at once informed Coke of what was going on.
As soon as the regiment reached Delhi the matter was investigated, and the Native officers who had endeavoured to tamper with the men were identified, tried, and executed.
About noon on the 5th July we heard the woeful tidings that General Barnard was seized with cholera.

The army had never been free from that terrible scourge since the Commander-in-Chief fell a victim to it on the 26th May, and now it had attacked his successor, who was carried off after a few hours' illness.

The feeling of sadness amongst the troops at the loss of their General was universal.

Throughout the six trying weeks he had been in command of the force he had never spared himself.

At work from morning till night in and about the trenches, he personally attended to every detail, and had won the respect and regard of all in camp.
Few Commanders were ever placed in a more difficult position than Barnard.