Then the rear guard marched in, and the first phase of the Tirah expedition was at an end.
The expedition had carried out its object successfully.

The Afridis had been severely punished, and had been taught what they had hitherto believed impossible, that their defiles were not impregnable, and that the long arm of the British Government could reach them in their recesses.

The lesson had been a very severe one, but it had been attained at a terrible cost.

It is to be hoped that it will never have to be repeated.
But while the regiment were resting quietly in their cantonment, there had been serious fighting on the road to Chitral.

After some hesitation, the government had decided that this post should remain in our hands, and a strong force was therefore stationed at the Malakand.