It was divided into two divisions in order, as much as possible, to avoid the delay caused by the large baggage column.

The 1st Division was to march down on the Mastura Valley, while General Lockhart's 2nd Division would again face the Dwatoi defile.

Both the forces were due to join the Peshawar column, on or about the 14th.
General Symonds, with the 1st Division, was unmolested by the way.
It was very different, however, with Lockhart.
The movement was not made a day too soon.

Clouds were gathering, the wind was blowing from the north, and there was every prospect of a fall of snow, which would have rendered the passage of the Bara Pass impossible.

The 3rd Ghoorkhas led the way, followed by the Borderers, with the half battalion of the Scottish Regiment and the Dorsets.