The Chitral campaign : a narrative of events in Chitral, Swat, and Bajour . the only chance of rescuingthe garrison. To support him while out of com-munication, I sent forward on the 21st the SeaforthHighlanders with all the supplies I could collect,and arranged to move on myself with the 25thPunjab Infantry when more supplies arrived. Onthe following day, the 21st, reassuring news cameregarding the garrison of Chitral Fort, viz., that itwas holding out on the 17th, and later that SherAfzul had abandoned the siege and had absconded ;this was confirmed on the following day, the22 nd. At that ti
The Chitral campaign : a narrative of events in Chitral, Swat, and Bajour . the only chance of rescuingthe garrison. To support him while out of com-munication, I sent forward on the 21st the SeaforthHighlanders with all the supplies I could collect,and arranged to move on myself with the 25thPunjab Infantry when more supplies arrived. Onthe following day, the 21st, reassuring news cameregarding the garrison of Chitral Fort, viz., that itwas holding out on the 17th, and later that SherAfzul had abandoned the siege and had absconded ;this was confirmed on the following day, the22 nd. At that time it was not known whether the reliefof Chitral Fort had been effected by Colonel Kelly,or by the occupation of Kila Drosh by the Khan ofDir acting under my orders, or by the advance ofmy force and the defeat of Umra Khan. Probableit was the result of all three, but it is now known that 2l6 THE CHITRAL CAMPAIGN Colonel Kelly was the first to arrive at Chitral, onApril 20th. When this news was received, Brigadier-GeneralGatacre was directed not to advance hurriedly, but. OFFICERS BIVOUAC ON THE JAXBATAI IASS with due consideration for his troops. The JanbataiPass (7,400 feet) was found to be a very difficultone, and the hills beyond it were very much moredifficult to traverse than any that had yet been
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